World Communication Day

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The day of social communications was founded in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. as World Day of mass media introduced. It takes place six weeks after Easter Sunday or three days after Ascension Day. In Germany it is always celebrated on the second Sunday in September. With a view to this day, the respective Pope publishes a message on the feast of St. Francis de Sales - the patron saint of journalists (January 24th) - which explains Christian social teaching regarding the ethics of the mass media.

Pope Paul VI

  • 1967: Church and Social Communication: First World Communication Day
  • 1968: Social Communication and the Development of Nations
  • 1969: Social communication and family
  • 1970: Social communication and youth
  • 1971: The means of social communication at the service of the unity of the people
  • 1972: The media of social communication in the service of the truth
  • 1973: The mass media and the affirmation and promotion of spiritual values
  • 1974: Social Communication and the Evangelization of Today's World
  • 1975: The mass media and reconciliation
  • 1976: Social Communication and the Basic Rights and Duties of People
  • 1977: Mass Media Advertising: Benefits, Dangers, and Responsibilities
  • 1978: The Recipient of Social Communication: His Expectations, Rights, and Duties

Pope John Paul II

  • 1979: Social Communication: Protecting Childhood and Promoting His Best Interest in Family and Society
  • 1980: Social communication and family
  • 1981: Social Communication and Responsible Human Freedom
  • 1982: Social Communication and the Problems of the Elderly
  • 1983: Social Communication and the Promotion of Peace
  • 1984: Social Communication: Instruments of Encounter between Faith and Culture
  • 1985: Social communication for a Christian promotion of youth
  • 1986: Social Communication and the Christian Education of Public Opinion
  • 1987: Social communication in the service of justice and peace
  • 1988: Social communication and the promotion of solidarity and fraternity between peoples and nations
  • 1989: Religion in the mass media
  • 1990: The Christian Message in a Computer Culture
  • 1991: The Means of Communication and the Unity and Progress of the Human Family
  • 1992: The Declaration of the Christian Message in the Means of Communication
  • 1993: Video cassettes and audio cassettes in the formation of culture and conscience
  • 1994: Television and Family: guidelines for good viewing
  • 1995: Cinema: Mediator of culture and values
  • 1996: The Media: Contemporary Forum to Promote the Role of Women in Society
  • 1997: Making Jesus known the way, the truth and the life
  • 1998: Conveying hope in the power of the Holy Spirit
  • 1999: The media: a friendly support for those who are in search of God the Father
  • 2000: Announcing Christ in the media at the beginning of the new millennium [1]
  • 2001: The Sermon from the Rooftops: The Gospel in the Age of Global Communication [2]
  • 2002: Internet: A new forum for proclaiming the gospel [3]
  • 2003: The means of communication at the service of true peace in the light of Pacem in terris [4]
  • 2004: The Media in the Family: Risk and Wealth [5]
  • 2005: The means of communication in the service of understanding between peoples [6]

Pope Benedict XVI

  • 2006: The media - a network for communication, community and cooperation [7]
  • 2007: Children and Social Communications: A Challenge for Education [8]
  • 2008: The media at the crossroads between self-expression and service. Seeking the truth in order to communicate it [9]
  • 2009: New Technologies - New Connections. For a culture of respect, dialogue, friendship [10]
  • 2010: The priest and pastoral care in the digital world - the new media at the service of the word [11]
  • 2011: Truth, Annunciation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age [12]
  • 2012: silence and word. Way of evangelism [13]
  • 2013: Social Networks: Portals of Truth and Faith; new spaces of evangelization [14]

Pope Francis

  • 2014: Communication in the service of an authentic culture of encounter
  • 2015: Representing what family is: a privileged place to meet in unselfish love
  • 2016: Communication and Mercy: a fruitful encounter
  • 2017: Spreading hope and confidence in our time
  • 2018: The Truth Will Set You Free - Fake News and Journalism for Peace : “Targeted fake news created and nurtured a polarization of public opinion ”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Bishops' Conference: Dates and Messages. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ vatican.va
  3. ↑ German Bishops' Conference , dbk.de
  4. ↑ dbk.de
  5. ↑ w2.vatican.va
  6. ↑ badische-zeitung.de , Computer & Medien , September 30, 2017: Pope warns of fake news (September 30, 2017)