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World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every May 3, drawing attention to the importance of free and independent news media.
The pontiff made his remarks at a Jan. 4 audience with a delegation from the Society of Catholic Publicists of Germany on the 75th anniversary of its foundation.
There is need for the Catholic Church in Ghana to provide resources in view of realizing “a thorough digital strategy” that would bring together the variety of online forums in the West African nation to make Jesus Christ known, loved, and worshiped, a Catholic Priest in the country has said.
The pope also warned about “disinformation” in today’s media environment.
In a bid to cater for the spiritual needs of the people of God in Malawi during the 21-day lockdown period envisaged by the government, Bishops in the Southern Africa nation have, in a collective statement, directed the Catholic media to include religious and pastoral content alongside relevant information about COVID-19.
Pope Francis told an association of Italian Catholic news agencies Monday to stay close to the Magisterium and to use their work to distinguish what is good from what is evil.