(Italian; " The Roman Observer ")
Daily newspaper published in Vatican City , one of the most influential papers in Italy and the de facto voice of the Holy See.
Founded in 1861, it was subsidized by the Vatican from its start and was bought outright in 1890 by Pope Leo XIII . It regularly details the pope's activities and prints the text of papal speeches as the Vatican newspaper of record; it also reports and comments on political developments, stressing editorials and commentary over news and noting the religious and moral implications of events, institutions, and trends.