Cinema as a space for dialogue, a search for meaning, and a guardian of human dignity. This was the message Pope Leo XIV addressed to the world of cinema during his audience on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Vatican. “May your cinema always be a meeting place and a home for those seeking meaning… Read more »
The 2025 Report of the Pontifical Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need was presented in Rome. According to the data, over 5.4 billion people live in nations where the right to freely profess their faith is systematically denied. The data is shocking: “Two-thirds of humanity live in countries where religious freedom is not fully… Read more »
Amid an ever-increasing number of Catholics across five continents, the number of priests and religious sisters is decreasing worldwide. This is according to data from a report prepared by the Missionary Press Agency on the occasion of World Mission Day 2025. The number of Catholics is increasing across five continents, including Europe, but priests and… Read more »
The Fondazione Memorie Audiovisive del Cattolicesimo (MAC; Foundation for the Audiovisual Memory of Catholicism) has launched its new Digital Library, an online platform that collects and highlights audiovisual materials related to the history of Catholicism. “This is a gift of culture to future generations,” explained Monsignor Dario Edoardo Viganò, president of the foundation, during the…
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“Safeguarding Human Voices and Faces” is the theme chosen by the Pope for the 60th World Day of Social Communications. Next year, this day will be celebrated in many countries, including Italy, on May 17, 2026, the Solemnity of the Ascension. “As Catholics, we can and should give our contribution, so that people – especially… Read more »
The closing ceremony of the 28th Religion Today Film Festival took place on September 24, 2025, in Trento, Italy. This year’s festival was focused on the relationship between sports, human rights, and inclusion. Award-winning films came from Gaza, France, India, the United States, Israel, and Germany. “The future of the Festival,” stated Artistic Director Andrea Morghen,… Read more »
Truth, dignity, and freedom were the three guiding words of the G20 on Information, held on September 12 in the Protomoteca Hall of the Capitoline Hill as part of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity 2025. The roundtable brought together directors, editors-in-chief, and CEOs of international news organizations to reflect on the role of communication—so often… Read more »
In the last ten years, digital communication has undergone an extraordinary transformation, characterized by exponential growth in both internet and social media users. In 2012, approximately 2.18 billion people of the world’s population were connected to the Internet. A decade later, in January 2022, this number had more than doubled, reaching 4.95 billion, or approximately… Read more »
In Giffoni Valle Piana, in the heart of Italy’s Campania Region (Salerno), the 55th edition of the Giffoni Film Festival is underway and will run until July 26. This year’s theme, “Becoming Human,” draws inspiration from the words of Pope Leo XIV. Over 5,000 young jurors from more than thirty countries are taking part in the… Read more »
Fulfill your good promises, O Lord. This is the theme that was the guiding thread of 70 days of prayer and fasting for peace in which the Churches of South Sudan have been engaged since June 10th. This initiative was announced on Monday June 9th by Pastor Tut Kony Nyang Kon, the Secretary General of…
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