Church and Communication
Dear Father Rif'at Bader, Director of the Catholic Media Center, It is a pleasure for me to send my greetings and best wishes to you on the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening of the Catholic Media Centre in Amman, Jordan. I recall fondly our meeting last year, shortly before the dedication of the Centre, when we gathered in Harissa, Lebanon, with Bishops from across the Middle East to discuss the theme: "Communication as a means of evangelization, dialogue, and peace in the Middle East". I have been kept up-to-date on the work of the Catholic Media Centre…
NAIROBI (CISA)- Catholic media houses in Kenya will from May 9-12 hold a four-day- media festival at the Radio Waumini grounds in Ruaraka Nairobi. The theme of the festival is: Social Networks: Portals of truth and faith: New spaces for evangelization.The same theme will mark the 2013 Catholic Church World Communications Day, marked on Sunday, May 12 every year. The occasion will also mark the 10th Anniversary of the Radio Waumini, a project of the Catholic Bishops in the country. The festival has been jointly organized by catholic media houses including: Radio Waumini, The Seed, CISA, National Mirror; BEAMs, Ukweli…
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Twitter tags suggested: #SocialNetworks #RedesSociales #RéseauxSociaux ARGENTINA - Buenos Aires: RADIO "PARROQUIAL" FM 105.1 Mhz- - Diócesis de San Isidro: Banner - Video Mensaje del Sr. Obispo - Obispado de Mar del Plata: Cuña 1 - Cuña 2 - Cuña 3 - Diócesis de Rio Gallegos: Video-mensaje del Sr. Obispo - Region Patagonia - Comahue: Aporte del Equipo de pastoral de comunicación AUSTRALIA - Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Communications Office: eBook and parish resource Message from Bishop Peter Ingham Banner #SocialNetworks - Australian Catholic Social Networking Site www.xt3.com - Free Facebook cover for #SocialNetworks BRASIL - Conferencia Episcopal: Afiche de la Jornada…
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This site is timely for several reasons: On May 12 the Catholic Church around the world will celebrate World Communications Day. Pope Benedict XVI, shortly before he stepped down, composed this year's official message which he titled, "Social Networks: Portals of Truth and Faith: New Spaces for Evangelization." This project embodies that theme as it uses social networks as "new spaces" to evangelize. Over the last ten years, the number of self-identified atheists in America has increased 500%. They're one of the country's fastest growing religious groups yet almost no Catholics engage them. Strange Notions is a frontier project in this needed…
