Papal Message for World Communications Day

January 26, 2010 at 8:08 pm | Posted in Church | Comments Off

On January 24, 2010, the Holy Father Benedict XVI delivered his message for the 44th World Communications Day, which will be celebrated on May 16. The theme of this year’s World Communications Day is “The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word.”

In his message, the Pope encourages priests around the world to take their pastoral ministry online through Web sites, blogs and videos which, alongside traditional means, can open up broad new vistas for dialogue, evangelization and catechesis. Using new communication technologies, priests can introduce people to the life of the Church and help our contemporaries to discover the face of Christ. The development of the new technologies and the larger digital world, according to Benedict XVI, represents a great resource for humanity as a whole and for every individual, and it can act as a stimulus to encounter and dialogue.

More about this message from Vatican Radio

Full text of the message of the Pope