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Pope Francis urged the editors and staff of the Italian TV program, In His Image (A Sua Immagine) in a private audience on Saturday, to ‘globalize’ solidarity, not indifference, and praised for highlighting many Gospel witnesses with their experiences of life and service.

Pope Francis stressed the importance of "human connection" in all forms of communication as he described it as a “round trip” in his address to the plenary assembly of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication on November 13.

"Dayal is a role model communicator in terms of craft, conviction and commitment," ICPA said.

Senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, 50, was allegedly shot dead by the police in Kajiado County, near the capital of Nairobi, Kenya.

The new faith journey of a Cambodian woman to the Catholic Church was not "incidental" or "circumstantial," rather it was an act of God and grace.

Vatican News, together with the Dicastery for Culture and Education's Gravissimum Educationis Foundation, will feature special reports prepared by media students at Catholic universities in the Philippines and India. The project aims to allow students to share inspirational stories on their faith, the Church, and communion with the universal Church globally, while providing local news under the banner: "Good Makes Headlines!"

The Catholic faithful in Meghalaya State in Northeastern India will now enjoy their own cable TV channel as the popular YouTube channel “Don Bosco Media Network” launched its cable service.

A fisherman from the southern Philippines, an Indonesian media group, a scientist from Bangladesh, a Pakistani entrepreneur, and a humanitarian worker are this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, dubbed as Asia’s Nobel Prize.

Indian Catholic priest Benedict Aguiar, one of the “founding fathers” of the Indian Catholic Press Association, died on Thursday, August 26. He was 95 years old.

World Television Day is not so much a celebration of the tool, but rather the philosophy which it represents. Television represents a symbol for communication and globalization in the contemporary world.

Pope Francis called on Catholic media around the world to go beyond professional competence and to dedicate themselves “completely to the welfare of others.”

Pope's Message for World Day of Social Communication: Pope Francis released his annual message for the Word Day of Social Communication, a reflection on the Biblical text Exodus 10:2: "That you may tell your children and grandchildren" in January.

Pope Francis prayed for all those who work in the media, "who work to communicate," during his daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican.