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*Airdate - 1931{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Vatican Radio*Format - News, religious celebrations, in[[Image:Vatican-depth programs, radio.jpg|thumb|center|Administration building and music*Owner - radio masts at Vatican City]] |subtopics = [[Roman Catholicism]] |opinion_pieces = {{short opinions}} |}}

Set The station was set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on short wave (also Digital Radio Mondiale), medium wave, FM, satellite and with the Internet. The [[Jesuit Order has been ]] charged with the its management of Vatican Radio since its inception. During World War II and the rise of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, Vatican Radio served as a source for news for the Allies as well as broadcasting of pro-Allied (or simply allied and neutral) propagandanews. A week after During the war [[Pius XII|Pope Pius XII]] ordered saw to it that the programming, Vatican Radio broadcast to an unbelieving world that information about Poles and [[Jew]]s were being rounded up and forced into ghettos.

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.Facts===

Today Vatican Radio programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out via short waves, medium waves, FM, satellite and the internet. Programming is produced by over two hundred journalists located in 61 different countries. Vatican Radio produces broadcasting covering international news, religious celebrations, in-depth programs, and music. The current general director is Father Federico Lombardi, S.J. ==External linkQuotes== ==Link==

{{Christianity Knowledge Base|Vatican Radioreturnto}}[[Christian radio]]