Vatican Radio’s Christus Vincit: Musical Apostasy Masquerading as Tradition
Vatican News (February 11, 2026) reports on the 95th anniversary of Vatican Radio, marked by the introduction of a “modernized” jingle based on the Christus Vincit hymn. Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, justifies this innovation as blending “tradition and contemporaneity,” claiming music fosters “dialogue that becomes communion.” The project, led by modernist composers Marcello Filotei and Pierluigi Morelli, replaces the orchestration by Alberico Vitalini—derived from Jan Kunc’s original theme—with four time-specific jingles designed to suit “contemporary culture and sensibilities.” This musical rebranding exemplifies the conciliar sect’s systematic desacralization of Catholic identity.


