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The Newspaper PRINTED EDITION


L’Osservatore Romano began with the daily newspaper. Founded in 1861, it
has undergone a series of changes to meet the exigencies and
expectations of each ponti cate. The universal dimension of the Church,
the encounter between faith and reason and the Church's approach to
the men and women of today are the editorial lines followed by the
Vatican paper. It is both for the purpose of documentation and
commentary on all papal texts and documents of the Holy See in Italian
as well as in the original languages in which they were spoken or written.
Our aim is to provide complete and accurate information on
international affairs and the cultural debates and events happening in the
Church on every continent. Special attention is also paid to ecumenism
and to interreligious dialogue. The daily edition is published six days a
week (except for Monday). It can be found at any major kiosk in larger
Italian cities or can be ordered by subscription.

The weekly edition in French


Founded in 1949, the French edition was intended to spread accurate
information regarding the papal magisterium and the life of the Church.
The weekly publishes the Encyclicals, Exhortations, Messages and
Apostolic Letters and the Pope’s discourses and homilies in full. Further,
it presents the documents of dicasteries within the Roman Curia and Other editions
relevant re ections. Coverage of the Pope’s Apostolic Journeys are
published as special issues. The French edition is printed on Thursday  
and distributed in 132 countries. It can be acquired by subscription only
and is printed at the Vatican.

The weekly edition in English


Founded in 1968, it offers full coverage of papal discourses, documents of
the Roman Curia, and other texts, commentaries and news relating to the
Holy See. Coverage of papal trips is published as a special issue. The LIVE
English edition is published on Friday and distributed by subscription in
all the countries in the world. The is printed at the Vatican, in the United Centro Televisivo Vaticano
States and in India, where, since 2009, it is also translated and printed in
Malayalam to serve the six million Catholics who live in the State of
Kerala.

The weekly edition in Spanish


Founded in 1969, it is addressed to those who wish to receive news and
documents concerning the Church’s life. It offers the full texts of Pope
Francis’ discourses, documents of the Roman Curia and other texts and
commentaries pertaining to the Holy See. It dedicates special issues to St. Peter’s Square
papal trips. The Spanish edition is published every Friday and sold by Feb. 27, 2018
subscription to any country around the world. The Spanish edition is
printed at the Vatican as well as in Argentina, Mexico and Peru.
The weekly edition in Italian
Founded in 1949, the weekly edition in Italian is dedicated mainly to those
who wish to draw on sources of the Magisterium. In an easily manageable
tabloid format it carries all the Pope’s discourses, activities of the Holy L'Osservatore Romano's
See in Rome and throughout the world with interviews, commentaries weekly edition in
and re ections on relevant subjects, and a commentary on the Sunday
liturgy. It devotes special issues to the Pope’s apostolic journeys. It is
Malayalam 23 february
published on Thursday and distributed mainly by subscription. 2018
Thanks to Carmel International
Publishing House in Kerala, the weekly
The weekly edition in Portuguese English Edition, now available online ...
Founded in 1970, the Portuguese edition is published for those seeking to
be informed about the life of the Church. This weekly covers the
discourses of Pope Francis in their entirety, documents of the Roman
Curia and other texts and commentaries pertaining to the Holy See. It
publishes special editions dedicated to papal trips. This edition is
published on Thursday and sold exclusively by subscription around the
globe. The Portuguese edition is printed at the Vatican and, since 2006, The path of healing
in Brazil.
“Just a year ago” the Pope’s visit to
Myanmar “would have been just a
The weekly edition in German dream”. ...
Founded in 1971, it consists of two fascicles: one to provide information
and the other for purposes of documentation. The former comprises the
publication of news about the Holy See, the universal Church and the
local Churches, as well as cultural pages and in-depth doctrinal and
historical re ections. The latter is devoted to the activities of the Pontiff,
all of whose discourses and interventions are translated and published.
Since 1986 it has been printed in Germany by the publishing house Calling card
Schwabenverlag which also is responsible for distribution and
subscriptions. The welcome for Pope Francis — the
rst Pontiff to visit Myanmar, where
Catholics are ...
The monthly edition in Polish
Founded in 1980 at the request of John Paul II, this monthly edition is
dedicated to the latest activities of the Pope in Rome and around the
world. It presents to its readers papal documents, discourses, accounts
of his journeys, as well interventions of the Holy See and the Roman
Curia. It is distributed in all the dioceses of the Church in Poland by the
Polish Bishops’ Conference.

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