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The Holy See Press Office (Latin: Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; Italian: Sala Stampa della Santa Sede) 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.

Role

The press office operates every day in Italian, although texts in other languages are also available.

On Saturday 27 June 2015 Pope Francis, through an apostolic letter issued motu proprio ("on his own initiative") established the Secretariat for Communications in the Roman Curia; the Press Office was incorporated into it, but at the same time belongs to the Secretary of State.^[1] On 21 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed Dr. Greg Burke, formerly the Communications Advisor for the Section for General Affairs of the Vatican's Secretariat of State of the Holy See (a key department in the Roman Curia), as Deputy Director of the Press Office.^[2]

Following Burke's appointment as director in 2016, Spanish journalist Paloma García Ovejero took over as vice director, making her the first woman to hold that position.^[3] It was also announced that both Burke and García Ovejero, both laymen, would later begin their positions on 1 August 2016.^[4] On 31 December 2018, both Burke and García Ovejero announced their resignations.^[5]^[6]

In July 2019, Pope Francis named British-born Italian layman Matteo Bruni as Director.^[7] Bruni is the first non-journalist to serve in this position.^[8] The same month, the Pope appointed Brazilian laywoman Cristiane Murray, who previously served as the Vatican Radio's commentator for papal events and international trips for 25 years, as Vice Director.^[7]^[9]

Directors

No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office
No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Angelo Fausto Vallainc [it] (1916–1986)	19 October 1966	4 July 1970	3 years, 258 days
2		Federico Alessandrini [it] (1905–1983)	11 July 1970	3 June 1976	5 years, 328 days
3		Romeo Panciroli (1923–2006)	3 June 1976	5 September 1977	1 year, 94 days
3		Romeo Panciroli (1923–2006)	5 September 1977	4 November 1984	7 years, 60 days
4		Joaquín Navarro-Valls (1936–2017)	6 December 1984	11 July 2006	21 years, 249 days
5		Federico Lombardi (born 1942)	11 July 2006	1 August 2016	10 years, 21 days
6		Greg Burke (born 1959)	1 August 2016	31 December 2018	2 years, 152 days
–		Alessandro Gisotti [it] (born 1974) Acting	31 December 2018	21 July 2019	202 days
7		Matteo Bruni (born 1976)	21 July 2019	Incumbent	5 years, 56 days

Vice Directors

Ciro Benedettini (unknown, 2012, unknown)
Paloma García Ovejero (2016–2018)
Cristiane Murray (2019–present)

References

^ "Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication". The Holy See. June 27, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
^ "Rinunce e nomine" [Withdrawals and nominations]. Holy See Press Office (in Italian). December 21, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ Arocho Esteves, Junno (July 12, 2016). "U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ Schneible, Ann (July 11, 2016). "Pope names American as new Vatican spokesperson". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it's best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team". Twitter. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "International". ABC News. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Inés San Martín (July 18, 2019). "British-born Italian layman appointed new Vatican spokesperson". Cruxnow.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ "For the first time, a non-journalist is Director of the Vatican Press Office". Catholic Herald. July 19, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ Grogan, Courtney. "Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication". The Holy See. June 27, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[2] "Rinunce e nomine" [Withdrawals and nominations]. Holy See Press Office (in Italian). December 21, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[ipppavab-3] Arocho Esteves, Junno (July 12, 2016). "U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[4] Schneible, Ann (July 11, 2016). "Pope names American as new Vatican spokesperson". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[5] "Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it's best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team". Twitter. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[6] "International". ABC News. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[auto-7] Inés San Martín (July 18, 2019). "British-born Italian layman appointed new Vatican spokesperson". Cruxnow.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[8] "For the first time, a non-journalist is Director of the Vatican Press Office". Catholic Herald. July 19, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[9] Grogan, Courtney. "Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

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+The '''Holy See Press Office''' ({{lang-la|Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis}}; {{lang-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.
 ==Role==
 [[File:Salastampa.jpg|thumb|left|''Sala Stampa'']]
-The press office operates every day in Italian, although texts in other languages are also available. Since August 1st 2016 the Director of the Holy See Press Office and Pope's Spokesman is the American journalist [[Greg Burke (journalist)|Greg Burke.]] The former head of the press office, with the title director, is Father [[Federico Lombardi]], a [[Jesuit]], while the director before Lombardi was the Spanish layman and medical doctor [[Joaquín Navarro-Valls]].
+The press office operates every day in Italian, although texts in other languages are also available.
-On Saturday, June 27, 2015, [[Pope Francis]], through an [[Apostolic Letter|apostolic letter]] done ''[[motu proprio]]'' ("on his own initiative") established the [[Secretariat for Communications]] in the [[Roman Curia]]; the Press Office was incorporated into it, but at the same time belongs to the Secretary of State.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20150627_segreteria-comunicazione.html |title=Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication |date=27 June 2015 |website=The Holy See |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
+On Saturday 27 June 2015 [[Pope Francis]], through an [[Ecclesiastical letter#Letters of the popes in modern times|apostolic letter]] issued ''[[motu proprio]]'' ("on his own initiative") established the [[Secretariat for Communications]] in the [[Roman Curia]]; the Press Office was incorporated into it, but at the same time belongs to the Secretary of State.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20150627_segreteria-comunicazione.html |title=Apostolic Letter issued 'Motu proprio' by the Supreme Pontiff Francis for the Establishment of the Secretariat for Communication |date=27 June 2015 |website=The Holy See |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> On 21 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed [[Greg Burke (journalist)|Dr. Greg Burke]], formerly the Communications Advisor for the Section for General Affairs of the [[Holy See|Vatican]]'s [[Secretariat of State]] of the [[Holy See]] (a key department in the [[Roman Curia]]), as Deputy Director of the Press Office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/12/21/1018/02268.html |title=Rinunce e nomine |trans-title=Withdrawals and nominations |language=it |date=21 December 2015 |website=Holy See Press Office |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
+Following Burke's appointment as director in 2016, Spanish journalist [[Paloma García Ovejero]] took over as vice director, making her the first woman to hold that position.<ref name="ipppavab">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/us-and-spanish-journalists-will-lead-vatican-press-office.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712142337/http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/us-and-spanish-journalists-will-lead-vatican-press-office.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2016|title=U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office|last=Arocho Esteves|first=Junno|date=12 July 2016|website=[[Catholic News Service]]|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> It was also announced that both Burke and García Ovejero, both [[laymen]], would later begin their positions on 1 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/34169/pope-names-american-as-new-vatican-spokesperson |title=Pope names American as new Vatican spokesperson |first=Ann |last=Schneible |date=11 July 2016 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> On 31 December 2018, both Burke and García Ovejero announced their resignations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregBurkeRome/status/1079694689765330944|title=Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it's best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team.|date=31 December 2018|access-date=31 December 2018|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International|title=International|website=ABC News|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref>
-On December 21, 2015, Pope Francis appointed [[Greg Burke (journalist)|Dr. Greg Burke]], formerly the Communications Advisor for the Section for General Affairs of the [[Holy See|Vatican]]'s [[Secretariat of State]] of the [[Holy See]] (a key department in the [[Roman Curia]]), as Deputy Director of the Press Office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/12/21/1018/02268.html |title=Rinunce e nomine |trans-title=Withdrawals and nominations |language=it |date=21 December 2015 |website=Holy See Press Office |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>
+In July 2019, Pope Francis named British-born Italian layman [[Matteo Bruni]] as Director.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |author=Inés San Martín |url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/07/18/british-born-italian-layman-appointed-new-vatican-spokesperson/ |title=British-born Italian layman appointed new Vatican spokesperson |publisher=Cruxnow.com |date=2019-07-18 |access-date=2019-10-15 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203215049/https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/07/18/british-born-italian-layman-appointed-new-vatican-spokesperson |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bruni is the first non-journalist to serve in this position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/07/19/for-the-first-time-a-non-journalist-is-director-of-the-vatican-press-office/|title=For the first time, a non-journalist is Director of the Vatican Press Office|date=July 19, 2019|website=Catholic Herald|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> The same month, the Pope appointed Brazilian laywoman [[Cristiane Murray]], who previously served as the Vatican Radio's commentator for papal events and international trips for 25 years, as Vice Director.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41874/pope-francis-names-vice-director-of-holy-see-press-office|title=Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office|first=Courtney|last=Grogan|website=Catholic News Agency|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref>
-Following Burke's appointment as director in 2016, however, Spanish journalist [[Paloma García Ovejero]] took over as vice director, making her the first woman to hold that position.<ref name="ipppavab">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/us-and-spanish-journalists-will-lead-vatican-press-office.cfm|title=U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office|last=Arocho Esteves|first=Junno|date=12 July 2016|website=[[Catholic News Service]]|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> It was also announced that both Burke and García Ovejero, both [[laymen]], would later begin their positions on 1 August, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-appoints-two-lay-persons-to-head-holy-see-press-office-22969/ |title=Pope names American as new Vatican spokesperson |first=Ann |last=Schneible |date=11 July 2016 |website=Catholic News Agency |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> On 31 December 2018, both Burke and García Ovejero announced their resignations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregBurkeRome/status/1079694689765330944|title=Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team.|date=31 December 2018|access-date=31 December 2018|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International|title=International|first=|last=A. B. C. News|website=ABC News|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref>
-In July 2019, Pope Francis named British-born Italian layman [[Matteo Bruni]] as Director.<ref name="auto">https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/07/18/british-born-italian-layman-appointed-new-vatican-spokesperson/</ref> Bruni is the first non-journalist to serve in this position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/07/19/for-the-first-time-a-non-journalist-is-director-of-the-vatican-press-office/|title=For the first time, a non-journalist is Director of the Vatican Press Office|date=July 19, 2019|website=Catholic Herald|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> The same month, the Pope appointed Brazilian laywoman [[Cristiane Murray]], who previously served as the Vatican Radio's commentator for papal events and international trips for 25 years, as Vice Director.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-names-vice-director-of-holy-see-press-office-38103/|title=Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office|first=Courtney|last=Grogan|website=Catholic News Agency|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref>
 ==Directors==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
+! rowspan=2| Portrait
+! rowspan=2| Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)}}
+! colspan=3| Term of office
+|-
+! Took office
+! Left office
+! Time in office
+|-
+| 1
+| [[File:Champorcher lapide vallainc (cropped).jpg|60px]]
+| '''{{ill|Angelo Fausto Vallainc|it}}'''<br />{{small|(1916–1986)}}
+| 19 October 1966
+| 4 July 1970
+| {{ayd|1966|10|19|1970|07|04}}
+|-
+| 2
+|
+| '''{{ill|Federico Alessandrini|it}}'''<br />{{small|(1905–1983)}}
+| 11 July 1970
+| 3 June 1976
+| {{ayd|1970|07|11|1976|06|03}}
+|-
+| rowspan=2| 3
+| rowspan=2| [[File:Panciroli Romeo (1923-2006).jpg|60px]]
+| rowspan=2| '''[[Romeo Panciroli]]'''<br />{{small|(1923–2006)}}
+| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 3 June 1976
+| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 5 September 1977
+| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| {{ayd|1976|06|03|1977|09|05}}
+|-
+| 5 September 1977
+| 4 November 1984
+| {{ayd|1977|09|05|1984|11|04}}
+|-
+| 4
+| [[File:Navarrovalls (cropped).jpg|60px]]
+| '''[[Joaquín Navarro-Valls]]'''<br />{{small|(1936–2017)}}
+| 6 December 1984
+| 11 July 2006
+| {{ayd|1984|11|04|2006|07|11}}
+|-
+| 5
+| [[File:Federicolombardi.jpg|60px]]
+| '''[[Federico Lombardi]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
+| 11 July 2006
+| 1 August 2016
+| {{ayd|2006|07|11|2016|08|01}}
+|-
+| 6
+| [[File:Gregory Burke.jpg|60px]]
+| '''[[Greg Burke (journalist)|Greg Burke]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1959)}}
+| 1 August 2016
+| 31 December 2018
+| {{ayd|2016|08|01|2018|12|31}}
+|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
+| –
+| [[File:Alessandro Gisotti, Roma, Itàlia Jan 11, 2019 11-06-29 AM.jpeg|60px]]
+| '''{{ill|Alessandro Gisotti|it}}'''<br />{{small|(born 1974)<br />''Acting''}}
+| 31 December 2018
+| 21 July 2019
+| {{ayd|2018|12|31|2019|07|21}}
+|-
+| 7
+| [[File:Matteo Bruni.jpg|60px]]
+| '''[[Matteo Bruni]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1976)}}
+| 21 July 2019
+| ''Incumbent''
+| {{ayd|2019|07|21}}
+|}
+==Vice Directors ==
-{{Complete list|date=July 2019}}
+* Ciro Benedettini (unknown, 2012, unknown)
+* [[Paloma García Ovejero]] (2016–2018)
-* Angelo Fausto Vallainc (1966–1970)
+* [[Cristiane Murray]] (2019–present)
-* Federico Alessandrini (1970–1976)
-* [[Romeo Panciroli]] (1976–1984)
-* [[Joaquin Navarro-Valls]] (1984–2006)
-* [[Federico Lombardi]] (2006–2016)
-* [[Greg Burke (journalist)|Greg Burke]] (2016–2018)
-* [[Alessandro Gisotti]] (interim, 2019)
-* [[Matteo Bruni]] (2019– )
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-*[http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/index.htm Official site]
+*{{official website|https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/index.htm}}
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