Pope Francis punctuated his first ever visit to Vatican Radio with a pointed critique of the ongoing reform of communications.
“I have only one concern,” he said, although he acknowledged “there are many reasons to be concerned” about the Vatican’s communication efforts. “But it is one that I have very much to heart: How many people listen to the Radio? How many read L’Osservatore Romano?”
The Pope’s thinly veiled rebuke was the more startling coming as it did in a special live broadcast from the Pope’s own radio station, which this year is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its foundation.
