The Pittsburgh Press (December 23, 1942)
Pope to broadcast Christmas message
New York (UP) –
Pope Pius will broadcast a Christmas message from Vatican City Thursday, and midnight mass at St. Peter’s will be broadcast for the first time, but no rebroadcast is scheduled for the United States.
The Pope will speak at noon Thursday, Vatican Time (7 a.m. ET). He will speak in Italian and later translations in other languages will be shortwaved by the Vatican radio throughout the world.
These broadcasts are to be made in French, German, Spanish, English, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch and Hungarian.
The midnight mass in St. Peter’s will be broadcast by the Vatican shortwave at 8:30 p.m. ET, but will not be rebroadcast in the United States because transatlantic reception at night at this season is technically very difficult, network officials said.