Pope Benedict began the week by speaking to the participants of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Plenary Assembly which took place this week in the Vatican from February 28 to March 3, focusing on the theme ‘Language and Communication’ .

As Veronica Scarisbrick discovered , among the speakers there was a tall and communicative Dominican friar, Eric Salobir, who had a fascinating story to tell.

At the end of the General Audience, Benedict XVI recalled that the Church celebrates World Communications Day on Sunday, May 24th.

The new technologies have brought about fundamental shifts in the ways in which news and information are disseminated and in how people communicate and relate to each other. I wish to encourage all those who access cyberspace to be careful to maintain and promote a culture of respect, dialogue and authentic friendship where the values of truth, harmony and understanding can flourish.

"Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world! Employ these new technologies to make the Gospel known, so that the Good News of Gods inf ...