Pope recalls 70th anniversary of
first papal TV appearance
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| Pope Francis delivers his Easter Urbi et Orbi address (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis sends out his Easter greetings through modern
means of communication, and recalls the 70th anniversary of the first papal
appearance on television.
By Devin Watkins
We might take for granted the sight of the Pope’s face
streamed live, but only 70 years have passed since the first time a Pope was
visible to someone not in his immediate presence, usually in Rome.
Pope Francis noted that feat of modern technology at the end
of his Urbi et Orbi address on Easter Sunday.
“I enjoy recalling that 70 years ago, exactly on Easter in
1949, a Pope spoke for the first time on television. Venerable Pius XII spoke
to the viewers of French TV, underlining how the gazes of the Successor of
Peter and those of the faithful could meet through a new means of
communication.”
Easter greetings
Pope Francis continued the tradition in 2019, wishing a
Happy Easter to all those listening to his voice on radio, or viewing his image
on TV or the internet.
And he encouraged Christians everywhere “to use these tools
that technology places at our disposition to proclaim the good news of the
Risen Christ, and to communicate with one another and not only to contact each
other.”
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