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Arua, Uganda, Dec 19, 2014 \/ 08:35 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A small community radio station in rural Uganda, running almost entirely on solar power, is spreading the Gospel and giving \u201cvoice to the voiceless\u201d in regions of conflict and suffering.<\/p>\n

\tRadio Pacis, located in Arua, Uganda, was recently the recipient of Eurosolar's European Solar Prize for 2014 in the category of One World Corporation, for its promotion of solar power.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe produce more power during the day than we need,\u201d said Comboni missionary Fr. Tonino Pasolini in an interview with CNA, \u201cso the power goes into the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFr. Tonino, who founded Radio Pacis in 2003, was in Rome for the award ceremony in November.<\/p>\n

\tHe said that, because the station is in a region with a long history of conflict and suffering under dictatorships, it has been called \u201cRadio Pacis\u201d \u2013 or \u201cRadio of Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWith the tagline \u201cPeace of Christ for all,\u201d Fr. Tonino said, \u201cits mission is to proclaim the good news, the Good News of Jesus for the holistic development of the person and the society.\u201d
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\n\tAs a community radio staffed with nearly 100 people, including a network of 75 local journalists, the team goes out into communities, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away, to explore the various issues being faced.<\/p>\n

\tThe local people of these communities, many located in regions of conflict or injustice, \u201cspeak out,\u201d Fr. Tonino said. \u201cThey are courageous because they are safe with us, with our staff. They have the courage to say what they think because they feel protected by us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cPeople are amazed by this because they hear their voices, these problems which are in a given village, [and how] it\u2019s similar to the issues of another village,\u201d he said. They \u201cfeel really that the voice of the voiceless finally is heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tReaching out to Protestants, Muslims and Catholics alike, Fr. Tonino described the station as a \u201cmissionary radio.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe want to portray the vision of the Second Vatican Council,\u201d he said. \u201cPope Francis speaks so much about [how] we are happy to share [the faith] with everybody, and people start understanding. Even Muslims start respecting Catholics much more than they used to in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tRecently, director of Vatican Radio's English program, Sean Patrick Lovett, was part of a team which went down to Radio Pacis to teach the journalists and technicians the basics of radio broadcasting.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe response was extraordinary,\u201d he told CNA, \u201cbecause the people were so passionate about what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAt Radio Pacis, he explained, the journalists are not confined to studios and offices, but rather must \u201cgo out into the field\u201d to \u201cencourage people to tell their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLovett, who himself was born in South Africa, explained that \u201cin Africa, you still have this wonderful, oral story-telling tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe young people, the old people, the men, the women, the children, they tell their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tVatican Radio provides some of the programming for Radio Pacis, bringing the voice of the Pope to those in the region.<\/p>\n

\tFor many \u2013 such as refugees from South Sudan and Congo \u2013 radio \u201creally becomes their only connection with the world outside. A source information. A source of consolation,\u201d Lovett said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAfrica is immense,\u201d he explained. \u201cAfrica is so diverse. You have the huge, thriving cities. You have the rural Hinterlands. You have the towns. You have the villages. And you have areas where electricity doesn\u2019t reach\u2026Very often the people don\u2019t read or write.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cRadio cuts across all of this. Radio doesn\u2019t need electricity. Radio doesn\u2019t need to be read. Radio touches the most elemental and emotional heart of the human person. It reaches places where no other media will reach. And, it touches people in a way that no other media can touch them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAnd that is why radio will never die. In Africa, it\u2019s growing faster than you and I can imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFor priests like Fr. Tonino, who is often unable to visit many of the parishes in his community on a weekly basis, Lovett said Radio Pacis \u201ctruly becomes the connecting link: that which allows the community to feel as a community, and to be part of the Church, and linked with other communities in the area.\u201d
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Arua, Uganda, Dec 19, 2014 \/ 08:35 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A small community radio station in rural Uganda, running almost entirely on solar power, is spreading the Gospel and giving “voice to the voiceless” in regions of conflict and suffering.<\/p>\n

\tRadio Pacis, located in Arua, Uganda, was recently the recipient of Eurosolar’s European Solar Prize for 2014 in the category of One World Corporation, for its promotion of solar power.<\/p>\n

\t“We produce more power during the day than we need,” said Comboni missionary Fr. Tonino Pasolini in an interview with CNA, “so the power goes into the community.”<\/p>\n

\tFr. Tonino, who founded Radio Pacis in 2003, was in Rome for the award ceremony in November.<\/p>\n

\tHe said that, because the station is in a region with a long history of conflict and suffering under dictatorships, it has been called “Radio Pacis” – or “Radio of Peace.”<\/p>\n

\tWith the tagline “Peace of Christ for all,” Fr. Tonino said, “its mission is to proclaim the good news, the Good News of Jesus for the holistic development of the person and the society.”
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\n\tAs a community radio staffed with nearly 100 people, including a network of 75 local journalists, the team goes out into communities, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away, to explore the various issues being faced.<\/p>\n

\tThe local people of these communities, many located in regions of conflict or injustice, “speak out,” Fr. Tonino said. “They are courageous because they are safe with us, with our staff. They have the courage to say what they think because they feel protected by us.”<\/p>\n

\t“People are amazed by this because they hear their voices, these problems which are in a given village, [and how] it’s similar to the issues of another village,” he said. They “feel really that the voice of the voiceless finally is heard.”<\/p>\n

\tReaching out to Protestants, Muslims and Catholics alike, Fr. Tonino described the station as a “missionary radio.”<\/p>\n

\t“We want to portray the vision of the Second Vatican Council,” he said. “Pope Francis speaks so much about [how] we are happy to share [the faith] with everybody, and people start understanding. Even Muslims start respecting Catholics much more than they used to in the past.”<\/p>\n

\tRecently, director of Vatican Radio’s English program, Sean Patrick Lovett, was part of a team which went down to Radio Pacis to teach the journalists and technicians the basics of radio broadcasting.<\/p>\n

\t“The response was extraordinary,” he told CNA, “because the people were so passionate about what they do.”<\/p>\n

\tAt Radio Pacis, he explained, the journalists are not confined to studios and offices, but rather must “go out into the field” to “encourage people to tell their stories.”<\/p>\n

\tLovett, who himself was born in South Africa, explained that “in Africa, you still have this wonderful, oral story-telling tradition.”<\/p>\n

\t“The young people, the old people, the men, the women, the children, they tell their stories.”<\/p>\n

\tVatican Radio provides some of the programming for Radio Pacis, bringing the voice of the Pope to those in the region.<\/p>\n

\tFor many – such as refugees from South Sudan and Congo – radio “really becomes their only connection with the world outside. A source information. A source of consolation,” Lovett said.<\/p>\n

\t“Africa is immense,” he explained. “Africa is so diverse. You have the huge, thriving cities. You have the rural Hinterlands. You have the towns. You have the villages. And you have areas where electricity doesn’t reach…Very often the people don’t read or write.”<\/p>\n

\t“Radio cuts across all of this. Radio doesn’t need electricity. Radio doesn’t need to be read. Radio touches the most elemental and emotional heart of the human person. It reaches places where no other media will reach. And, it touches people in a way that no other media can touch them.”<\/p>\n

\t“And that is why radio will never die. In Africa, it’s growing faster than you and I can imagine.”<\/p>\n

\tFor priests like Fr. Tonino, who is often unable to visit many of the parishes in his community on a weekly basis, Lovett said Radio Pacis “truly becomes the connecting link: that which allows the community to feel as a community, and to be part of the Church, and linked with other communities in the area.”
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Even Muslims start respecting Catholics much more than they used to in the past.” Recently, director of Vatican Radio's English program, Sean Patrick Lovett, was part of a team which went down to Radio Pacis to teach the journalists and technicians the basics of radio broadcasting. “The response was extraordinary,” he told CNA, “because the people were so passionate about what they do.” At Radio Pacis, he explained, the journalists are not confined to studios and offices, but rather must “go out into the field” to “encourage people to tell their stories.” Lovett, who himself was born in South Africa, explained that “in Africa, you still have this wonderful, oral story-telling tradition.” “The young people, the old people, the men, the women, the children, they tell their stories.” Vatican Radio provides some of the programming for Radio Pacis, bringing the voice of the Pope to those in the region. 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Tonino, who is often unable to visit many of the parishes in his community on a weekly basis, Lovett said Radio Pacis “truly becomes the connecting link: that which allows the community to feel as a community, and to be part of the Church, and linked with other communities in the area.”  ","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2014\/12\/catholic-radio-bringing-voice-to-voiceless-in-uganda\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Catholic Radio bringing voice to voiceless in Uganda","og_description":"Arua, Uganda, Dec 19, 2014 \/ 08:35 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- A small community radio station in rural Uganda, running almost entirely on solar power, is spreading the Gospel and giving “voice to the voiceless” in regions of conflict and suffering. Radio Pacis, located in Arua, Uganda, was recently the recipient of Eurosolar's European Solar Prize for 2014 in the category of One World Corporation, for its promotion of solar power. “We produce more power during the day than we need,” said Comboni missionary Fr. Tonino Pasolini in an interview with CNA, “so the power goes into the community.” Fr. Tonino, who founded Radio Pacis in 2003, was in Rome for the award ceremony in November. He said that, because the station is in a region with a long history of conflict and suffering under dictatorships, it has been called “Radio Pacis” – or “Radio of Peace.” With the tagline “Peace of Christ for all,” Fr. Tonino said, “its mission is to proclaim the good news, the Good News of Jesus for the holistic development of the person and the society.”   As a community radio staffed with nearly 100 people, including a network of 75 local journalists, the team goes out into communities, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away, to explore the various issues being faced. The local people of these communities, many located in regions of conflict or injustice, “speak out,” Fr. Tonino said. “They are courageous because they are safe with us, with our staff. They have the courage to say what they think because they feel protected by us.” “People are amazed by this because they hear their voices, these problems which are in a given village, it’s similar to the issues of another village,” he said. They “feel really that the voice of the voiceless finally is heard.” Reaching out to Protestants, Muslims and Catholics alike, Fr. 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Even Muslims start respecting Catholics much more than they used to in the past.” Recently, director of Vatican Radio's English program, Sean Patrick Lovett, was part of a team which went down to Radio Pacis to teach the journalists and technicians the basics of radio broadcasting. “The response was extraordinary,” he told CNA, “because the people were so passionate about what they do.” At Radio Pacis, he explained, the journalists are not confined to studios and offices, but rather must “go out into the field” to “encourage people to tell their stories.” Lovett, who himself was born in South Africa, explained that “in Africa, you still have this wonderful, oral story-telling tradition.” “The young people, the old people, the men, the women, the children, they tell their stories.” Vatican Radio provides some of the programming for Radio Pacis, bringing the voice of the Pope to those in the region. For many – such as refugees from South Sudan and Congo – radio “really becomes their only connection with the world outside. A source information. A source of consolation,” Lovett said. “Africa is immense,” he explained. “Africa is so diverse. You have the huge, thriving cities. You have the rural Hinterlands. You have the towns. You have the villages. And you have areas where electricity doesn’t reach…Very often the people don’t read or write.” “Radio cuts across all of this. Radio doesn’t need electricity. Radio doesn’t need to be read. Radio touches the most elemental and emotional heart of the human person. It reaches places where no other media will reach. And, it touches people in a way that no other media can touch them.” “And that is why radio will never die. In Africa, it’s growing faster than you and I can imagine.” For priests like Fr. Tonino, who is often unable to visit many of the parishes in his community on a weekly basis, Lovett said Radio Pacis “truly becomes the connecting link: that which allows the community to feel as a community, and to be part of the Church, and linked with other communities in the area.”  ","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2014\/12\/catholic-radio-bringing-voice-to-voiceless-in-uganda\/","og_site_name":"Catholic News","article_published_time":"2014-12-19T15:35:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/Radio_Credit_Junior_Libby_CC0_10_CNA_12_18_14.jpg"}],"author":"CNA Daily News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"CNA Daily News","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2014\/12\/catholic-radio-bringing-voice-to-voiceless-in-uganda\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2014\/12\/catholic-radio-bringing-voice-to-voiceless-in-uganda\/","name":"Catholic Radio bringing voice to voiceless in Uganda","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-12-19T15:35:00+00:00","dateModified":"2014-12-19T15:35:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/#\/schema\/person\/35d4bd7addc580050842c844a11575f1"},"description":"Arua, Uganda, Dec 19, 2014 \/ 08:35 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- A small community radio station in rural Uganda, running almost entirely on solar power, is spreading the Gospel and giving “voice to the voiceless” in regions of conflict and suffering. 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For many – such as refugees from South Sudan and Congo – radio “really becomes their only connection with the world outside. A source information. A source of consolation,” Lovett said. “Africa is immense,” he explained. “Africa is so diverse. You have the huge, thriving cities. You have the rural Hinterlands. You have the towns. You have the villages. And you have areas where electricity doesn’t reach…Very often the people don’t read or write.” “Radio cuts across all of this. Radio doesn’t need electricity. Radio doesn’t need to be read. Radio touches the most elemental and emotional heart of the human person. It reaches places where no other media will reach. And, it touches people in a way that no other media can touch them.” “And that is why radio will never die. In Africa, it’s growing faster than you and I can imagine.” For priests like Fr. 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