Rome: Pope Francis has challenged the Vatican’s own media employees to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their news. The Pope raised these questions as he on May 24 visited the office that costs the Holy See more than all its embassies around theContinue Reading
By Massimiliano Menichetti Rome: Almost 12,000 hours of broadcasts in a single year, including radio commentaries, as well as news, liturgical and musical programs. This is the identity of Vatican Radio, the radio station of the Holy See, established by Pope Pius XI, who entrusted it to the Society ofContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Sondada, April 6, 2020: A Kolkata boy has been a media man with the prestigious Vatican Radio for some 30 years now. He is currently working for the English language world program of what is the Pope’s Radio. Robin Gomes started his stint with Vatican Radio’s IndianContinue Reading
Vatican Radio’s English shortwave (SW) broadcast for Asia has come to an end, with its last transmission going out Friday evening, after nearly 60 years of service. However this does not mean it has disappeared altogether. What ultimately closed on March 24 as Vatican Radio’s English Service for Asia, isContinue Reading
Vatican: Vatican Radio on Friday celebrated its 85th birthday and its current Director of Programmes, Father Andrzej Majewski, spoke in an interview about its past and future mission. On February 12, 1931, Guglielmo Marconi – credited with the invention of radio – introduced Pope Pius XI to listeners around theContinue Reading