Media reform must be intelligent, even fierce, pope tells Vatican office

To best respond to new challenges in the field of communication, the Vatican needs smart, courageous teamwork, not nostalgia for a glorious past or doomsday forecasts, Pope Francis said. As the Vatican continues to integrate and co-ordinate its numerous media outlets under the Secretariat for Communication as part of a wider process of reform, the... Read More

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December 19, 2016

Vatican diplomat: Religious prejudice in media, public debate on rise

Governments need to report, condemn and address all forms of discrimination against Christians, including intolerance shown in the media and public debates, said a Vatican diplomat. “The peaceful contribution of religion to public life seems not only to be rejected, but also contested” in many areas, said Mgr Janusz Urbanczyk, the Vatican’s permanent representative to... Read More

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September 23, 2016

Don’t use media to lie, hurt, frighten, pope tells journalists

Journalists must not foment fear when covering issues or events such as forced migration due to war or famine, Pope Francis said. While criticism and exposing wrongdoing is “legitimate and, I would add, necessary,” reporters must never let their words become “a weapon of destruction” against people or nations, he told representatives of Italy’s national... Read More

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June 25, 2016

Church media urged to seek out Holy Spirit at work during World Youth Day

As thousands of pilgrims from across the UK prepare to travel to Poland for World Youth Day in Krakow, a group of young communications officers are being encouraged to “live life in the Spirit” and report creatively with “a pure heart.” The advice came in a homily given by Fr Christopher Jamison OSB, director of... Read More

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June 7, 2016

Priest criticises media for faceless portrayal of desperate migrants

Basildon priest Fr Dominic Howarth has reiterated the words of Pope Francis, saying that, “Refugees are not numbers; they are people who have faces, names and stories, and need to be treated as such.” His comments come following his latest visit to Calais, accompanied by a new group of young parishioners who wanted to see... Read More

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April 14, 2016

Pakistan Catholic officials back plea not to demonise all Muslims

Church officials in Pakistan have backed a government plea to the international community not to demonise all Muslims because of acts of terrorism committed by a few extremists, reported ucanews.com. A negative publicity campaign against Muslims by the Western media is helping extremists fuel hatred against Muslims worldwide, they said. Targeting the whole Muslim community... Read More

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March 11, 2016

Justice & Peace chair says media ignoring persecution of Kurds

The Chair of the Justice & Peace Commission of Westminster diocese has criticised the press, and particularly the BBC, for their lack of coverage concerning the ongoing plight of the Kurdish people in Turkey. Fr Joe Ryan, Chair of Westminster Justice & Peace Commission, made his comments during a rally organised by the Kurdish Community... Read More

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May 28, 2015

Lord Patten outlines recommendations for Vatican media

The Vatican must stop running its media operation from silos, said the leader of papal commission set up to advise how the Vatican can better communicate with the Church and the world. Lord (Chris) Patten of Barnes, former chairman of the British Broadcasting Corp. Trust, said “nobody is suggesting that the Vatican should behave like... Read More

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