Vatican Media
Vatican Media, formerly Centro Televisivo Vaticano from 1983 to 2017, is the national broadcaster of the Holy See. It first aired in 1983 and is based in Vatican City.
Overview
Created in 1983 by Pope [John Paul II], Vatican Media has been legally associated with Vatican City since November 1996. Its main goal is the universal expansion of Catholicism by creating television content and broadcasting images of the pope and of Vatican activities.Organization
Directors
- Archives director, John Patrick Foley: 1984–1989
- Emilio Rossi: 1989–2008
- Claudio Maria Celli: since 26 May 2009
General directors
- Giovanni Marra: 1984 – 7 June 1986
- Ugo Moretto: May 1997 – June 2001
- Federico Lombardi: 11 July 2001 – 22 January 2013
- Dario Edoardo Viganò: 22 January 2013 – 21 December 2015
- Stefano D’Agostini: since 21 December 2015
Administrative secretaries
- Antonio Mandelli: 1988–2001
- Roberto Romolo: since 2001
Programs
Programs are mainly based on what happens in the Vatican. Daily prayers such as Angelus, general audiences on Wednesdays, and various celebrations are broadcast. The pope's travels around the world are also broadcast. Each year, it broadcasts around 130 events in the Vatican and covers daily public activities of the pope, as well as his main activities outside the Vatican.Octava Dies is a weekly magazine of 25 minutes, broadcast in the entire world since Easter 1998. It is also broadcast by Italian Catholic television channels and by press agencies such as APTN. It is available in English and Italian on the Vatican's website.
Broadcast (Vatican Television Center)
Live broadcasts are made on the Vatican's website and by other Italian Catholic television channels such as Telepace or TV2000, and foreign television channels such as EWTN and KTO. The Vatican does not have its own television station.Vatican Media provides images to other television channels of events in the Vatican itself or papal activities around the world. Within Vatican City, it assists in organizing press centers and press conferences, and it also provides for special reporters and audio-video services for foreign television channels. "It conducts around 130 live broadcasts per annum, produces documentaries, creates a weekly magazine program called Octava Dies that is distributed internationally, and serves as an archival facility for all of its footage. On Sundays, the station uses Intelsat to broadcast the pope's Angelus to the United States."