The Holy See Press Office ( la, Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; it, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, links=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/) publishes the official news of the activities of the Pope and of the various departments of the Roman Curia. All speeches, messages, documents, as well as the statements issued by the Director, are published in their entirety.

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The press office operates every day in Italian, although texts in other languages are also available. On Saturday 27 June 2015

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, through an

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or ''

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'' ("on his own initiative") 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 th ...

in the Roman Curia; the Press Office was incorporated into it, but at the same time belongs to the Secretary of State. On 21 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed Dr. Greg Burke, formerly the Communications Advisor for the Section for General Affairs of the

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's Secretariat of State of the

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(a key department in the Roman Curia), as Deputy Director of the Press Office. Following Burke's appointment as director in 2016, Spanish journalist

Paloma García Ovejero Paloma García Ovejero (born 12 August 1975) is a Spanish journalist. She began her career as a news editor and broadcast journalist for Cadena COPE and Radio Nacional de España. In 2016 she became the first woman to serve as Vice Director of t ...

took over as vice director, making her the first woman to hold that position. It was also announced that both Burke and García Ovejero, both

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, would later begin their positions on 1 August 2016. On 31 December 2018, both Burke and García Ovejero announced their resignations. In July 2019, Pope Francis named British-born Italian layman

Matteo Bruni Matteo Bruni (born 23 November 1976) is an Italian-British media professional who serves as director of the Holy See Press Office of the Roman Curia. He was appointed on 18 July 2019 by Pope Francis, succeeding Greg Burke. He is the first non ...

as Director. Bruni is the first non-journalist to serve in this position. The same month, the Pope appointed Brazilian laywoman

Cristiane Murray Cristiane Murray (born 1962) is a Brazilian radio journalist who serves as the Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office. She worked for Vatican Radio, within the Dicastery for Communication, providing commentary on papal events and international ...

, who previously served as the Vatican Radio's commentator for papal events and international trips for 25 years, as Vice Director.

Directors

Vice Directors

* Ciro Benedettini (unknown, 2012, unknown) *

(2016–2018) *

(2019–present)

References

External links

Official site
{{Catholicism Holy See Multilingual news services Dicastery for Communication News agencies based in Vatican City

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Directors

Vice Directors

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