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

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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

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  1. ^ Glatz, Carol (December 18, 2018). "Pope names Italian journalists to key posts in Vatican communications". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Editor of Vatican newspaper says 'Obama is not pro-abortion'". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
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