30 June 2020 | Message

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE CATHOLIC MEDIA CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

The Vatican

[…] Dear friends, I cordially invoke upon you and the work of your Conference
an outpouring of the Holy Spirit’s gifts of wisdom, understanding and good
counsel. Only the gaze of the Spirit allows us not to close our eyes to those who
suffer and to seek the true good of all. Only with that gaze can we effectively
work to overcome the diseases of racism, injustice and indifference that disfigure
the face of our common family. Through your dedication and daily work, may
you help others to contemplate situations and people with the eyes of the Spirit.
Where our world all too readily speaks with adjectives and adverbs, may
Christian communicators speak with nouns that acknowledge and advance the
quiet claims of truth and promote human dignity. Where the world sees conflicts
and divisions, may you look to the suffering and the poor, and give voice to the
plea of our brothers and sisters in need of mercy and understanding. […]