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Vatican Radio - Pope Benedict XVI - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
Benedictus XVI
Joseph Ratzinger
The Vatican |
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born
at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy
Saturday) and was baptised on the same day. His father, a policeman,
belonged to an old family of farmers from Lower Bavaria of modest
economic resources. His mother was the daughter of artisans from
Rimsting on the shore of Lake Chiem, and before marrying she worked as
a cook in a number of hotels.
He spent his childhood and adolescence in Traunstein, a small village
near the Austrian border, thirty kilometres from Salzburg. In this
environment, which he himself has defined as "Mozartian", he
received his Christian, cultural and human formation. |
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VATICANA
Vatican Radio is the broadcasting station of the
Holy See, legally recognized by the international bodies. It is a
means of communication and evangelization created to serve the Pope's
ministry. Vatican Radio has a legal status and is located in Vatican
City. Its main task is to proclaim the Christian message, freely,
faithfully and efficiently, and keep the centre of Catholicism in
contact with the rest of the world. It was inaugurated by Pius XI
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active member and founder of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union, in
Geneva) of the URTI (International Radio and Television University, in
Paris) and member of the URTNA (Union of African National Radio and
Television in Dakar). Vatican Radio represents the Holy See at the ITU
(International Telecommunication Union, in Geneva) and at the CEPT
(European Conferences of Post and Telecommunication Administrations).
Vatican Radio however is not an official body of the Holy See and
therefore takes full responsibility for the contents of its programs.
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