Avvenire is oriented on the teachings of the Catholic Church but independent of the Church hierarchy. It frequently represents the views of the bishops' conference. It mainly takes a stance on moral issues and, in the Catholic spirit, also aims to reach atheist readers. Ever since the Berlusconi newspaper Il Giornale led a smear campaign in 2009 against Dino Boffo, chief editor of Avvenire at the time, smear campaigns have been referred to in Italy as the "Boffo method".
| Political orientation | Catholic |
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| Circulation | 135,000 (2020) |
| Frequency of publication | several times a week |
| Online payment model | Content partially fee-based |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Publisher | Avvenire Nuova Editoriale Italiana S.p.A. |
| Area of distribution | Nationwide |
| Established | 1968 |
| Address | Piazza Carbonari 3, 20125 Mailand |
| Phone | 0039 02 67 80 1 |
| direzione.generale@avvenire.it | |
| @Avvenire_NEI |