The UCAM held this morning the second day of the Third International Congress UCAM-PICU-E 2011 'The communication of the Church: challenge and opportunity. "
The closing presentation was given by the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications of the Holy See, Monsignor Paul Tighe who stressed that "the new media provides an opportunity for the Church to spread its message to more people" .
Prior to the closing panel developed a conference that began with the roundtable "The proposal for a different perspective: the Christian worldview of the press' with the participation, the director of the magazine Mundo Cristiano, Dario fireplaces, Assistant Editor The Tablet, James Roberts and the Director of Italian newspaper Avennire, Marco Tarquinio.
The speakers highlighted as one of the main ideas that there must be Catholic media to serve as speaker for the mind of the Church and all the Catholic people on issues of interest to the public.
They highlighted the lack of professional training of media in religious matters, making it difficult for information on the religious society is transmitted correctly.
Moreover, also framed in the acts of this Congress presented the 2 nd prize 'Journalism Lolo' the editor of The J. Paul Reason
Ginés.
The award was given for his great career dedicated to religious content information.
Lorca Eucharist
Before giving way to the round tables and conferences themselves the morning day symposium.
The bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes, presided over a Mass offered for the souls of those killed in the earthquake in Lorca on Wednesday in which nine people died.
Also prayed for the families of the victims and all victims because of this natural disaster.
Source: UCAM