Kampala, 13 July, 2023 / 9:55 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic journalists in Africa will be of better service to migrants and refugees if they can invest their professional skills in fostering “a fraternal and friendly society” that is guided by a welcoming spirit, the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has said.
In his message to journalists participating in the ongoing training on “Effective and Efficient Reporting Migrants and Refugees” that the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, organized, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo also urged the revival of sensitivity to the situation and needs of migrants and refugees.
Decrying increased cases of migration from Africa, Bishop Badejo said, “Catholic Communicators in Africa must be of the general disposition to put their skills and technology as well as values at the disposal of the Church’s vision to mitigate the situation, engender a fraternal and friendly society and build a welcoming for all.”
Credit: Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor/SIGNIS Africa
“Church media in Africa must exploit all perspectives and dimensions that can help the Church to increase awareness, reawaken consciences and revive brotherly responsibility and sensitivity about migrants and refugees,” the Nigerian Catholic Bishop said in his Wednesday, July 12 message to Catholic journalists at St. Mary’s National Seminary, Ggaba, in Uganda’s Kampala Archdiocese.