Pius XII : a microphone to enable human hearts to beat as one

Celebrating World Radio Day,an observance that is marked internationally on February 13th, we bring you a programme dedicated to an historic moment in the history of Vatican Radio,
It was 1950, in the aftermath of the Second World War, when Pius XII spoke through the microphones of Vatican Radio to another Catholic Radio in the United States.
The radio station in question was ‘The Catholic Hour’ celebrating over a quarter of a century of broadcasting .
The occasion provided an opportunity for this twentieth century Roman Pontiff to express both gratitude to the people of the United States for their concern during the war years as well as admiration for the marvels of modern science.
A scrap book in sound presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick .

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