“I have the highest honor of announcing that in only a matter of seconds the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Pius XI, will inaugurate the Radio Station of the Vatican City State. The electric radio waves will transport to all the world … Continue reading
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80 Years of Vatican Radio, Pope Pius XI and Marconi . . . and Father Jozef Murgas?
February 12 was the 80th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of a pope from Vatican Radio. Pope Pius XI and the great inventor Guglielmo Marconi teamed up to create the new tool of evangelization that had the potential of … Continue reading