Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap (abbr. RKK: English: ''Roman Catholic Church Association'') was a special broadcaster on the

Netherlands Public Broadcasting (; abbreviated to NPO ; literally "Dutch Public Broadcaster") or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting () is a Dutch public broadcasting organisation that administers public broadcasting services in the Netherlands. The NPO is also the owner ...

system, which was allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background. Article 2.42 of the Dutch media law (the ''Mediawet'') makes room for faith-based radio and television broadcasters who do not have to have any members, unlike regular public broadcasters (several of which are also faith-based). Together with the KRO they were responsible for managing broadcasts made by the

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. The broadcaster was known for broadcasting

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events such as the

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papal address at

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

and at

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