Anthony G. Roman, RVA News

"The need to foster interreligious and intercultural exchanges to the extent that they enable a deeper appreciation of one's identity and the realization of his "giftedness for others" simultaneously' said O'Byrne, one of the speakers at the Annual Saint Thomas Aquinas Forum (STAF)

The annual FABC-OSC Bishops’ Meet of 2022 discussed the theme, “Communication and the Synodal Church,” aimed at identifying the “impact of synodality and the communication ministry, as well as the role of communication in a synodal Church.”

FABC bishops in charge of social communications join a hyflex meeting November 6-10 to reflect on the communication ministry's role and function in the synodal process

Dominican theologian Father Rodel C. Aligan told participants of a Truth Conference on October 5 that “evil is parasitic on the good and must survive by twisting things that are good in themselves;” it has to come across as truth, but a truth that is told, “in the wrong way, at the wrong time, or in the wrong context,” spreading confusion through fake news and disinformation.

Either way, this “underhanded” tactic effectively , the priest added.

Author and lecturer Father Jose Francisco Syquia said dangerous as it is, modern technologies are promising versions of redemption, and even spirituality, that is devoid of God and His providence.
This is just one tactic employed by the evil one to separate man from his God.

IDT 1.0's theme "Combating Evil in the Media, and Bearing Witness to Truth" will discuss diabolical evil as it is portrayed in the media. It will also explore ways of protecting audiences from mediated enemy attacks.

In partnership with the Catholic Media Network (CMN) and Mary the Queen Parish (MTQP) of Novaliches Diocese, IDT 1.0 is planned for an October 5, 2022 live broadcast from 5 pm to 8 pm Manila time.

Asian Communication Conference webinar in November will tackle “The Synodal Church” and the “New Way of Being a Communicating Church in Asia”

The theme “Communication and the Synodal Church” will explore communication and its role in what Pope Francis calls a synodal or listening Church (56th World Communication Day Message 2022).

The Church needs to continue fusing Christ’s teachings with cultural values to form credible witnesses of God’s truth.