Raimondo Manzini (18 February 1901,

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– 14 January 1988, Rome) was a veteran Catholic journalist and former Christian Democratic member of Italy's Parliament, who was director of

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from 1960 to 1978. He had previously worked as an editor of the Italian Roman Catholic daily

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and served three terms as a member of the

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. He was appointed as director of ''L'Osservatore'' by Pope

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. Under his leadership, the paper made a few changes in style. Stories about papal pronouncements read "the Pontiff said" rather than "as was heard from the august lips of the illuminated Holy Father". He also sought to give more space to photographs and cultural news, before retiring in 1978. He died at the age of 86 in 1988.Raimondo Manzini, editor, 86
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manzini, Raimondo 1901 births 1988 deaths People from Lodi, Lombardy Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy Deputies of Legislature I of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy Deputies of Legislature III of Italy Politicians of Lombardy Vatican City journalists 20th-century journalists L'Osservatore Romano editors