How can we be “neighbourly” in our use of the communications media and in the new environment created by digital technology? I find an answer in the parable of the Good Samaritan, which is also a parable about communication. Those who communicate, in effect, become neighbours. The Good Samaritan not only draws nearer to the man he finds half dead on the side of the road; he takes responsibility for him.

World Day Of Social Communications 2026 Theme: Preserving Human Voices And Faces
The 60th World Day of Social Communications will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Below is a description of the theme that the Vatican has announced. In today’s communication ecosystems, technology influences interactions more than ever before - from algorithms...