Vatican Radio

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Vatican Radio is the official broadcasting service of the Holy See, transmitting news, religious programming, and papal messages worldwide in multiple languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic media organization
international broadcaster
public service broadcaster
radio network
affiliation Roman Catholic Church
alternativeName Radio Vaticana
Radio Vaticane
Radio Vaticano
broadcastArea Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
worldwide
broadcastMedium FM radio
internet streaming
medium wave radio
satellite
shortwave radio
country Vatican City
designedBy Guglielmo Marconi
foundedBy Pope Pius XI
hasMission serve the Pope’s pastoral ministry through communication
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html
hasService commentary on Church events
cultural programs
educational programs
live papal liturgies
news bulletins
headquartersLocation Vatican City
inception 1931
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Chinese
English
French
German
Hindi
Hungarian
Italian
Latin
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swahili
Tagalog
Ukrainian
various languages
locatedIn Vatican Gardens (transmission center, historical)
notableBroadcast Angelus addresses
Urbi et Orbi messages
general audience catecheses
operatedBy Holy See
owner Holy See
parentOrganization Dicastery for Communication
partOf Holy See communications system
purpose broadcast papal messages
evangelization
pastoral communication
provide religious programming
transmit news about the Holy See
sector news media
religious broadcasting
startDate 1931-02-12
subjectOf Catholic media studies


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