Inside the Vatican is for anyone who would like to know more about the role of the Holy See in guiding the spiritual lives of one billion Catholics and more about the extensive impact of the papacy in today's world. Perhaps the easiest way to describe this magazine is to say it is both "a window on Rome," and "a door" through which one enters the Vatican. It is a window through which one sees the day-to-day activities of Vatican, it is a door through which one can enter to encounter a variety of people and ideas. It provides in-depth interviews with the finest minds in the Church today, with saints -- canonized and un-canonized -- and with those who are trying to "shake things up." This magazine introduces its readers not only to movers and shakers of ecclesiastical policy, but also to members of new and emerging groups that ecclesiastical leaders hardly know how to deal with. On the pages of Inside the Vatican one will find up-to-the-minute news reported with an eye on historical and theological contexts. The one feature of the magazine that most immediately strikes the typical reader is the visual -- the magazine's color photos of news stories and in its reproduction of great art works in its regular essays on Church art and architectural. This magazine is Catholic but editorially independent of any faction or interest group, in or outside of the Church.
Our staff:
The magazine is the work of an international, multi-lingual group of lay journalists. Robert Moynihan, an American and veteran Vatican journalist with a knowledge of five languages, took his B.A. from Harvard and Ph.D. from Yale, is editor-in-chief. June Hager, an American medievalist who took her B.A. from Wellesley and also has a knowledge of five languages, is managing editor. Antonio Gaspari, an Italian and veteran Vatican journalist, is chief reporter. Gregory Galazka, a Pole with almost two decades of experience as a Vatican photo-journalist, is chief photographer. Giuseppe Sabatelli, an Italian with a degree in architecture and 20 years of experience in publishing, is chief of design and layout. Stefano Navarrini, an Italian, is chief illustrator. John Mallon, an American who has won numerous journalism awards, is a contributing editor. Also on staff is "Friar Tuck," a British priest who lives in Rome and reports exclusively for us on Rome's restaurants. The magazine has its main offices and staff in Rome, with correspondence and distribution offices in the United States, England and Australia. The magazine's editorial thrust is not based on liberal or conservative agendas. Its over-riding aim is to present readers with facts and evidence necessary for a clear understanding of the thinking behind the vital decisions and actions of the Pope and his chief policy makers. The ideal motivating the writers of Inside the Vatican can be summarized in seven words: "journalism must aspire to present the truth." We say this fully aware of how long and painfully involved the search for truth can be. But we are, nevertheless, committed to finding and publishing each month important and accurate information and to presenting it in as full, clear and honest a context as possible.
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