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*Airdate - 1931*Format - News, religious celebrations, in-depth programs, and music*Owner - Vatican City===History===
[[Image:Vatican-radio.jpg|thumb|Administration building and radio masts at Vatican City]]'''Vatican Radio''' (Italian '''''Radio Vaticana''''') is the official broadcasting service of the Vatican.===Current Facts===
Set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its Today Vatican Radio programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on via short wave (also Digital Radio Mondiale)waves, medium wavewaves, FM, satellite and the Internetinternet. The Jesuit Order has been charged with the management of Vatican Radio since its inceptionProgramming is produced by over two hundred journalists located in 61 different countries. During World War II and the rise of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, Vatican Radio served as a source for produces broadcasting covering international news for the Allies as well as broadcasting pro, religious celebrations, in-Allied (or simply neutral) propagandadepth programs, and music. A week after Pope Pius XII ordered the programmingThe current general director is Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican Radio broadcast to an unbelieving world that Poles and [[Jew]]s were being rounded up and forced into ghettosS.J.
Today, programming is produced by over two hundred journalists located in 61 different countries. Vatican Radio produces more than 42,000 hours of simultaneous broadcasting covering international news, religious celebrations, in-depth programs, and music. Current general director is Father Federico Lombardi, S.J.==Quotes==
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'''Vatican Radio''' (or in Italian '''''Radio Vaticana''''') is the official broadcasting service of the Vatican.
The station was set up in 1931 by [[Guglielmo Marconi]] with the [[Jesuit Order]] charged with its management. During World War II and the rise of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, Vatican Radio served as a source of pro-allied and neutral news. During the war [[Pope Pius XII]] saw to it that the Vatican Radio broadcast information about Poles and [[Jew]]s were being rounded up and forced into ghettos.
==Link==
*[http://www.radiovaticana.org/index.html Vatican Radio Official website] (multi-lingual)
{{Christianity Knowledge Base|Vatican Radioreturnto}}[[Christian radio]]
[[Category:Christian radio]]
[[Category:Catholic Church]]
