April 25 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Italian physicist and inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). He is considered the pioneer of modern telecommunications. From 1896 the wireless telegraph systems he created very quickly evolved into radio, then television, and all other telecommunications systems using radio waves.
For his contribution to the development of telecommunications, G. Marconi in 1909. was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Invited by Pope Pius XI, G. Marconi installed the Vatican radio station.
Vatican Radio began operating in 1931. February 12 Soon after the signing of the so-called Lateran Treaties, which gave the Vatican its current institutional form, in 1929, Pope Pius XI invited radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi to set up a radio station in the Vatican. Vatican Radio was born at a time when radio broadcasts were the best and most promising way of communication. His role became particularly evident during the Second World War and post-war times, when the Nazi and Communist regimes deprived believers in many countries of the opportunity to communicate freely and have an independent media.
And today there are still countries and situations in the world where, due to the political situation or economic and technological underdevelopment, shortwave radio broadcasts are the only means of disseminating information. Vatican Radio continues to perform this function today. Information about the activities of the Pope and the life of the Church is published by the Vatican media to other countries of the world using the press, radio and new communication technologies. All communication, media and publishing institutions of the Holy See were integrated into 2016. established Department of Communication. (jm / Vatican News)
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