Answer: 1974 was the year of the official start of the Vatican’s worldwide satellite telecasts of papal ceremonies. The first worldwide satellite TV telecast was the opening of the Holy Door and Christmas Midnight Mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI in Saint Peter’s Basilica. Forty three countries broadcast live the opening of the Holy Door (29 outside Europe via satellite and 14 in Europe via Eurovision).


Holy Door - St. Peter's Basilica
Scott # 1136 (1999)