Vatican Radio Programming Guide: Christmas and New Year’s by Danilo Nonato

 

Christmas and New Year Celebrations – Pope Leo XIV

In collaboration with Mr. Sergio Salvatori Dicastery for Communication – Vatican Radio

Follow the Christmas and New Year celebrations presided over by Pope Leo XIV directly from Rome. Below are the detailed schedules and frequencies for the worldwide Shortwave broadcasts.

Christmas Eve (December 24)

Mass in Chinese

• Time: 16:00 to 16:45 UTC

• Frequencies: 7335 kHz | 9695 kHz

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

• Time: 20:50 to 23:15 UTC

• Frequencies by Region:

  • West Africa (English): 7310 kHz

  • West Africa (French): 9705 kHz

  • South Africa (Portuguese): 11870 kHz

  • China (Chinese): 7410 kHz

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Christmas Day (December 25)

Christmas Day Mass

• Time: 08:50 to 10:15 UTC

• Frequencies by Region:

  • West Africa (English): 17540 kHz

  • West Africa (French): 17520 kHz

  • South Africa (Portuguese): 15565 kHz

  • China (Chinese): 21760 kHz

Urbi et Orbi Message and Blessing

• Time: 10:50 to 11:30 UTC

• Frequencies by Region:

  • West Africa (English): 17540 kHz

  • West Africa (French): 17520 kHz

  • South Africa (Portuguese): 15565 kHz

  • China (Chinese): 21760 kHz

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New Year’s Eve (December 31)

Vespers and Te Deum (Hymn of Thanksgiving)

• Time: 15:55 to 17:30 UTC

• Frequencies by Region:

  • West Africa (English): 13830 kHz

  • West Africa (French): 15565 kHz

  • South Africa (Portuguese): 11870 kHz