L'Osservatore Romano

official newspaper of the Holy See
Organization newspaper Q746112
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L'Osservatore Romano

Summary

L'Osservatore Romano is a newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • L'Osservatore Romano's instance of is recorded as newspaper[3].
  • L'Osservatore Romano was published by Dicastery for Communication[4].
  • L'Osservatore Romano was published by Holy See[5].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's maintained by is recorded as Dicastery for Communication[6].
  • L'Osservatore Romano is owned by Holy See[7].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's headquarters location is recorded as Vatican City[8].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's place of publication is recorded as Rome[9].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's Commons category is recorded as L'Osservatore Romano[10].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[11].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's country of origin is recorded as Vatican City[12].
  • July 1, 1861 marks the founding of L'Osservatore Romano[13].
  • L'Osservatore Romano began on July 1, 1861[14].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's official website is recorded as http://www.osservatoreromano.va/[15].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's official website is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/news%5Fservices/or/or%5Fquo/index.html[16].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's topic's main category is recorded as Category:L'Osservatore Romano[17].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}[18].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's political alignment is recorded as Catholic Church[19].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'L’Osservatore Romano'}[20].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "L' Osservatore romano"}[21].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's newspaper format is recorded as Berliner[22].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+77793'}[23].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74505'}[24].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+82543'}[25].
  • L'Osservatore Romano's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+87486'}[26].

Body

Founding

July 1, 1861 marks the founding of L'Osservatore Romano[13].

Operations

L'Osservatore Romano's headquarters location is recorded as Vatican City[8].

Ownership

L'Osservatore Romano is owned by Holy See[7].

Why It Matters

L'Osservatore Romano ranks in the top 1% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 8d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher
    Publication date +1861-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Dicastery for Communication, Holy See
    Language of work or name Italian
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