ASIA - 40 years of Radio Veritas, the voice of the Gospel in Asia

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Manila (Agenzia Fides) – For the past 40 years Radio Veritas has been the 'voice of the Gospel' in Asia: it is the only short wave radio on the continent and in the world which offers a unique contribution towards evangelisation all over the vast continent of Asia, broadcasting in 17 different languages to dozens of Asian countries, spreading light and hope also where Christian communities are marginalised or even persecuted.
Radio Veritas first began to broadcast on 11 April 1969 and the upcoming 40th anniversary will be celebrated with enthusiasm and gratitude by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), as well as by the individual local Churches.
In view of the event FABC, promoter and publisher of Radio Veritas, has organised a Symposium for media experts, operators, directors, on the theme 'Catholic Radios in Asia'. Participants will discuss experience in view of intensifying the presence of Catholic voices on the air over the continent. A Jubilee Celebration, on 16 April, on the theme “Crossing Borders and Sharing Christ Cristo”, will be honoured with the presence of Archbishop Claudio Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, from Rome. Also present the Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Edward Admas, and numerous other leading members of the Church and the civil society.
Radio Veritas has its studios in Quezon City, Metro Manila, from where Radio Veritas programmes are beamed over a radius of 6,000 km, reaching as far as Indochina, and south and east Asia. The programmes are broadcast in 17 languages, including Chinese, Vietnamese, Urdu, Hindi, Indonesian, Russian and Hmong. One of the countries which benefits from Radio Vertias programmes in the local language is Bangladesh, where like the majority of the people, most local Catholics are extremely poor but they nourish their faith and hope thanks to Radio Veritas. Catholics in Laos of Hmong origin, many of them living in remote, mountainous areas difficult to reach, are enthusiastic listeners. Radio Veritas helps them reflect on the Gospel and pray the Rosary. The Hmong programmes, produced by Father Daniel Taillez, Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate, with the assistance of priests, religious and lay people, offers a major contribution towards the evangelisation of Asia. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 20/3/2009 righe 27 parole 272)