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Vatican to Host Catholic Journalists
VATICAN CITY, AUG. 29, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has organized an international conference for the Catholic press to focus on the Church’s use of the Internet and new media.
Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of that dicastery, told Vatican Radio that “the big question at bottom is always this: in today’s social context, in today’s Church, what role will a Catholic radio station play, a Catholic television channel? The same question can be asked about the [Catholic] press.”
“And the topic of the congress regards not only the Catholic press,” he explained, “but the Catholic press in the digital age, because everyone already knows that there are many more who read a newspaper – Catholic or not – via the internet than who buy a copy of the newspaper.”
The conference is scheduled for Oct. 4-7.
Bishops’ conferences have been asked to appoint three delegates from their countries, two experts from the press and one an expert in technologies.
“I can tell you,” Archbishop Celli affirmed, “that so far, the response has been very positive. As of today we have confirmation from 58 countries with the presence of about 180 representatives.”
He suggested that such a response indicates the importance members of the Church are giving to the issue of media
catholic.net/index.php?option=zenit&id=30185
VATICAN CITY, AUG. 29, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has organized an international conference for the Catholic press to focus on the Church’s use of the Internet and new media.
Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of that dicastery, told Vatican Radio that “the big question at bottom is always this: in today’s social context, in today’s Church, what role will a Catholic radio station play, a Catholic television channel? The same question can be asked about the [Catholic] press.”
“And the topic of the congress regards not only the Catholic press,” he explained, “but the Catholic press in the digital age, because everyone already knows that there are many more who read a newspaper – Catholic or not – via the internet than who buy a copy of the newspaper.”
The conference is scheduled for Oct. 4-7.
Bishops’ conferences have been asked to appoint three delegates from their countries, two experts from the press and one an expert in technologies.
“I can tell you,” Archbishop Celli affirmed, “that so far, the response has been very positive. As of today we have confirmation from 58 countries with the presence of about 180 representatives.”
He suggested that such a response indicates the importance members of the Church are giving to the issue of media
catholic.net/index.php?option=zenit&id=30185