The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has the responsibility of coordinating the seasonal telecasts of Papal ceremonies at Christmas and Easter, in addition to extraordinary celebrations and events broadcast around the world. The telecasts are made freely available through a network of satellites from which television networks and outlets can receive and transmit the events to their own local, national or international audiences. The broadcasts are a coproduction of the Vatican Television Center (CTV) and Italy’s public broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI). The background information provided below is intended as a service and resource for television broadcasters and commentators.

Past Telecasts from the Vatican: [Easter 2010, Christmas 2009]

Links From The Vatican: [CTV - Vatican Television Centre]   [Vatican Radio]

Time Links: [Internet time]   [The World Clock - Time Zones]   [International Dialing Codes]