Vatican to launch Internet news portal next week

[Stylites]

Vatican to launch Internet news portal next week

Sat, Jun 25, 2011

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.

Vatican officials said Saturday that Benedict has been following the development of the portal — www.news.va — which will for the first time aggregate information from the Vatican’s various print, radio and television media in a one-stop-shop for Holy See news.

The portal is being launched Wednesday, the 60th anniversary of Benedict’s ordination as a priest. Monsignor Claudio Maria Celli, who heads the Vatican office that developed the portal, said Benedict may put the site online himself with a click from the Apostolic Palace.

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[Dale_M]

I just visited the site, and it says that it will launch on June 29th. There are some sneak peeks, for those who are very curious.’

This sounds like a very good thing. I am interested to see how it sorts out between the different Vatican news organs. For example, L’Osservatore Romano is the Vatican’s semi-official newspaper, which has had trouble finding its feet as to whether it is a staid conveyer of official pronouncements, or whether it is a looser reporter of popular culture and current events.L’Osservatore Romano is currently allowing temporary free access to its online English edition. However, this access will expire in August and the online edition doesn’t seem to cover many of the more newsworthy articles.

Will this new online news feature undercut L’Osservatore Romano? What about Vatican Radio?

I’m glad to see the Vatican making a greater effort to engage with world via online access. How this develops could be a good thing,

 

[kimmielittle]

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Dear Holy Father…please remember God loves people on dial-up…They work harder