” “In particular, working on the webite, said father Lombardi, “is evidence of our ability of accomplishing our original mission through new forms of communication, adapted to the current frontier of communication technology”. In this mission, the Vatican radio station is not alone, but has contacts with “many public and international radio stations. Over 1000 Catholic radio stations re-broadcast its programs all over the world via satellite and the Internet. The Vatican radio station thus takes part in the life of the Catholic or Christian broadcasting associations, such as Signis on a global scale, or such as Cerc on a European scale”. No less important, concluded the manager, are “the close operating relations in the Vatican world with the Vatican TV Centre, the ‘Osservatore romano’ and the Press Room”. Other forms of communication that were recalled by father Lombardi include “the establishment and maintenance of the sound archives of the Pope’s voice and the protection of its proper use, the translation and interpreting service, internships for journalists (on average, 50 a year).
