The oldest of the mass media used today by the Vatican is L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's newspaper, first published in 1861. Distributed throughout the world, weekly editions are published in 6 different languages and a Polish edition is published monthly. The Vatican's website offers a brief history of the newspaper that highlights several undoubtedly intriguing stages leading to its position as "the Holy See's official organ of information" in 1885. The website offers this observation:
Faithful to its origins, in these 146 years of life L'Osservatore Romano has continued its work of the service of the truth. With enthusiasm and with no fear of sounding a discordant note, it has documented the history of peoples and nations. Above all, it has continued its privileged service, making known the Magisterium of the Successor of Peter.
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