Giovanni Maria Vian

Giovanni Maria Vian (born March 10, 1952) is an Italian professor of patristic philology and a journalist. Vian was born in Rome. He has been the editor-in-chief of L'Osservatore Romano since 2007.

As director of L'Osservatore, he had to face controversy over whether the paper was giving unwarranted support to the Barack Obama administration. His newspaper has also attracted attention for praising the Harry Potter series and publishing a eulogy for Michael Jackson.

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