Dicastery for communication towards full presence

To communicate beauty, we need to make sure that we are communicating a message in its entirety, which needs the art of contemplation – an art that enables us to see a reality or an event linked to many other realities and events.

All creativity lies in ensuring that the how corresponds to the what.
In other words, we can only communicate well if we “love well”. 66) To communicate truth, we must first make sure that we are conveying truthful information; not only in creating content, but also in sharing it.
We must make sure that we are a trusted source.

There is no communication without the truth of an encounter.
To communicate is to establish relationships; it is to “be with”.
To be community is to share with others fundamental truths about what one holds and what one is.

Towards Full Presence aims to promote a common reflection on Christians’ engagement with social media, which has become ever more a part of peoples’ lives.
Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, the document aims to initiate a common reflection to foster a culture of being “loving neighbors” also in the digital sphere.

The duty of those who work in communications is "to encourage closeness, to give voice to the excluded, to draw attention to what we normally discard and ignore" said Pope Francis speaking to Vatican employees and participants in the Dicastery for Communication’s Plenary Assembly

Towards Full Presence aims to promote a common reflection on Christians’ engagement with social media, which has become ever more a part of peoples’ lives

Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, the document aims to initiate a common reflection to foster a culture of being “loving neighbors” also in the digital sphere

The impetus to seek silence in digital culture elevates the importance of focusing and listening

In educational or work environments as well as in families and communities, there is a growing need to detach ourselves from digital devices