''Vatican News'' is a
Catholic news website provided by the
Vatican's
Dicastery for Communication that partners with
Vatican Radio, ''
L'Osservatore Romano'', and
Vatican Media to provide multimedia pertaining to the global Catholic Church and the operations of the Holy See.
History
Background
A website under the name ''News.va'' launched on 27 June 2011.
It was sometimes referred to as ''The Vatican Today''. ''News.va'' launched
The Pope App
The Vatican News App is an official mobile application software issued by the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication. Formerly titled The Pope App, the app was launched on January 23, 2013 under the auspices of the Pontifical Council for Social Com ...
in January 2013.
Founding
On 27 June 2015,
Pope Francis, through a
motu proprio ("on his own initiative")
apostolic letter, established the
Secretariat for Communications
The Dicastery for Communication ( it, Dicastero per la Comunicazione) is a division (dicastery) of the Roman Curia with authority over all communication offices of the Holy See and the Vatican City State. Its various offices can be accessed thro ...
in the
Roman Curia, and ''News.va'' and the Pontifical Council were expected to be incorporated in it eventually.
The ''Vatican News'' website lists this date as the beginning of the publication.
References
External links
Vatican News official website
Dicastery for Communication
Vatican City news websites
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