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The Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano is now online. The online version was launched on April 19, marking the anniversary of Pope Benedict’s election.
The full version of L’Osservatore Romano, “The Roman Observer” is available in Italian and English. Until now the full daily version was printed only in Italian.
A weekly version in English is also published.
The newspaper says it eventually wants to expand the available languages to include German, Spanish, French, Polish and Portuguese. These would be weekly updates.
The online version of L’Osservatore Romano is free until 1 September when it will become a subscription service. The Guardian reports the price will be very low.
Though it relies on analysis more than reporting, L’Osservatore’s foreign coverage has always been extensive. Its particular speciality is focusing on issues in parts of the world ignored by mainstream outlets.
A statement from the paper, announcing the online edition, said: “We publish what the others ignore and ignore a lot of what the others publish.”
L’Osservatore Romano is 150 years old in July. There is no word yet of an iPad App.
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