FABC-OSC

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Central Committee has appointed Fr. John Mi Shen as the Executive Secretary of the FABC Office of Social Communication (OSC), entrusting him with the mission of fostering unity, dialogue, and evangelization through modern communication.

“Not only does she exist to fulfill a mission; the Church is mission,” the chairman of the Bishops’ Meet organizer, FABC-OSC, said.

The chairman is entrusted with the task “to make the FABC OSC a vibrant and effective instrument for strengthening the episcopal ministry of the Church in Asia in the service of the Gospel” through social communications.

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.

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

The prevalence of disinformation and fake news call for credible communicators of truth.

An Asian bishops’ institute—Veritas Asia Institute for Social Communication (VAISCOM)—will hold an online forum on truth and discipleship 6-8 in the evening Manila time on May 6, 2022.

A Bishops’ institute in Manila plans to hold a face-to-face workshop on social communication research in June.

Asian bishops recommended church communication experts increase Catholic news coverage about less visible Asian countries on the media landscape.

Catholic communicators, journalists and editors are urged to commit to telling the stories of people and the voiceless better than anyone else.

Asian Bishops Office of Social Communication is organising a webinar for church leaders to render pastoral care amid the Covid-19 pandemic on November 6.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, President, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), will inaugurate a new mobile app for Radio Veritas Asia at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Yangon, Myanmar, October 11.

A top Vatican official, Pope Francis' climate change desk man, stressed the importance of journalists in disseminating information about environmental issues.

The pandemic has taught the Church how to make use of communication technology in so many new ways.

The Office of Social Communication of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences will be holding a webinar to mark the first death anniversary of Father Raymond Ambroise, former OSC executive secretary.

A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has urged the people of Myanmar not to lose hope in the midst of the political crisis that currently besets their country.

Father Raymond Ambroise, former executive secretary of the Office of Social Communications (OSC) of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), died in India on July 7.