VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Reporter
Lauren Dugan Catholic News Service | Sep. 26, 2014
A new papal commission is looking at how Vatican media outlets can better communicate the church’s message “of healing, of love, of hope, and of generosity of spirit,” the panel’s leader said.
The group is drawing up “proposals that will recognize the particular importance of what the church is communicating and the way in which it can best communicate that message in the 21st century,” said British Lord Chris Patten, commission president.
Patten, who formerly served as chairman of the BBC Trust, chancellor at the University of Oxford and governor of Hong Kong, spoke to Vatican Radio on Wednesday about the commission’s first meeting at the Vatican since it was established by Pope Francis in July.
Composed of 11 media experts from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Vatican offices, the commission’s aim is to propose how the Vatican’s numerous media outlets can work more efficiently and closely together.
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