Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic communicators to ensure that digital media remains at the service of humanity, calling for communication rooted in truth, human dignity, peace, and care for creation as the first SIGNIS World Congress to be held in Africa opened in Rwanda.
More than 300 Catholic media professionals from over 100 countries will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from Aug. 3–8 for the SIGNIS World Congress 2026, focusing on the role of digital communication in promoting communion, justice, and care for creation.
The Rwandan Bishops' Conference gathered fifty delegates—including bishops, priests, religious men and women, and lay faithful—for a synodal assembly in Mbare from 2 to 6 March.
