Giovanni Maria Vian Explained

Giovanni Maria Vian (born March 10, 1952) is an Italian professor of patristic philology and a journalist. Vian was born in Rome. He was the editor-in-chief of L'Osservatore Romano from 2007 to 2018.[1]

Editorial positions

As director of L'Osservatore, he had to face controversy over whether the paper was giving unwarranted support to the Barack Obama administration.[2]

References

  1. News: National Catholic Reporter . Pope names Italian journalists to key posts in Vatican communications . December 27, 2018 . December 18, 2018 . Carol . Glatz . Catholic News Service . July 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720171117/https://www.ncronline.org/news/media/pope-names-italian-journalists-key-posts-vatican-communications . dead .
  2. Web site: Editor of Vatican newspaper says ‘Obama is not pro-abortion’ . 2009-05-20 . 2009-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625164937/http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=16067 . live .