Pope Francis and New Media

We are starting a Catholic newspaper at my campus, where the established paper has published alone for the past 30+ years.  As this is a new concept, we have been very conscious to form our philosophy around the current mission of the Church.  In particular, we found Pope Francis’ address at the 48th World Communications Day, from January, to be a source of insight.

Let us boldly become citizens of the digital world.  The Church needs to be concerned for, and present in, the world of communication, in order to dialogue with people today and to help them encounter Christ … The revolution taking place in communications media and in information technologies represents a great and thrilling challenge; may we respond to that challenge with fresh energy and imagination as we seek to share with others the beauty of God.

 In this spirit, we hope to serve our campus.

You can read the rest of Francis’ address here.