杏MAP导航

By John Waters

杏MAP导航 Francis has sent a message to the Italian news agency SIR (Servizio Informazione Relgiosa/Religious Information Service) in time for the thirtieth anniversary of its publication. The agency was founded in order to help better communicate information relating to both religious and world affairs to the Italian Catholic Church.

"Continue your work"

In his address the 杏MAP导航 began by reminding the workers of SIR that 鈥淭hirty years is a long time, but it is not the end of the line. Therefore, continue your work with the same novelty with which your founding fathers have thought, and thereby brought about a unique project, an instrument for information to connect the Italian territories with each other and their Diocese鈥檚.鈥� The 杏MAP导航 went on to note that the agency is an instrument of socio-cultural communion between Italian Catholics.

Committed to truth and impartiality

杏MAP导航 Francis praised the vision of the first president of SIR, Mons Giusseppe Cacciami, who hoped that the agency would be judged for its commitment to truth and impartiality when reporting. The 杏MAP导航 suggested that Mons Cacciami鈥檚 wishes are particularly important today, as the world witnesses the rise of 鈥淔ake news.鈥� He therefore exhorted the journalists of SIR to 鈥淐ontinue to practice your profession, always tending towards the truth, for that is the best antidote and most effective way to combat falsity.鈥�

A voice for those who have no voice

Towards the end of the message 杏MAP导航 Francis asked that journalists become a voice for someone who has no voice themselves. The 杏MAP导航 promised to accompany those journalists as they take on this work, saying that he will always be willing to listen to them and to build bridges within the communities in which they work.