1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsnsymmondshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/nsymmondsVatican Radio to Accept Advertising to Help Pay Billsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="S631bHI15q"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/05/vatican-radio-to-accept-advert">Vatican Radio to Accept Advertising to Help Pay Bills</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/05/vatican-radio-to-accept-advert/embed#?secret=S631bHI15q" width="600" height="338" title="“Vatican Radio to Accept Advertising to Help Pay Bills” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="S631bHI15q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) After 78 years of broadcasting the pope’s message around the world, Vatican Radio is to break with tradition and take paid commercials for the first time. The move to mix jingles and advertising with religious programming will help balance the books at the station, which employs 500 people, broadcasts in 47 languages…