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]

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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]

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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. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Editor of Vatican newspaper says ‘Obama is not pro-abortion’

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