Vatican Radio, which broadcasts the pope's message in 45 languages
around the globe, is looking ahead to a future in new media as it
celebrates its 80th birthday.
A top Vatican official said Thursday the broadcaster must embrace new
media - "from the podcast to the iPad, from social networks like
Facebook to micro-blogging platforms like Twitter" - to take advantage
of the opportunities offered for evangelizing.
Monsignor Peter Wells of the Vatican's secretariat of state spoke at a ceremony launching the broadcaster's anniversary, which is being marked by a small exhibit inside the entrance to the Vatican Museums.
The exhibit showcases among other things the microphone used by Pope Pius XI when he inaugurated the broadcaster on Feb. 12, 1931.
Monsignor Peter Wells of the Vatican's secretariat of state spoke at a ceremony launching the broadcaster's anniversary, which is being marked by a small exhibit inside the entrance to the Vatican Museums.
The exhibit showcases among other things the microphone used by Pope Pius XI when he inaugurated the broadcaster on Feb. 12, 1931.