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Pope recalls 70th anniversary of first papal TV appearance
April 23, 2019
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Pius XII appeared on television on Easter Sunday in 1949 (video). “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,” Pope Francis said.
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