Vatican City – Pope Leo XIV He launched a heartfelt appeal to journalists around the world, inviting them to become "peacemakers" and to seek the truth "with love", rejecting the "war of words and images".
During the meeting in the Paul VI Hall, the Pontiff underlined the responsibility of the media in building a more peaceful and just world.
“We must reject the paradigm of war,” said Leo XIV, citing “Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount” and inviting journalists to “continue a different form of communication, which does not seek consensus at all costs, does not dress itself in aggressive words, does not embrace the model of competition, and never separates the search for truth from the love with which we must humbly seek it.”
The Pope reiterated the Church’s solidarity with journalists imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth, asking for their release. “The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious good of freedom of expression and of the press,” he declared.
Leo XIV also addressed the issue of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need for “responsibility and discernment” to direct these tools to the good of humanity. “This responsibility concerns everyone, in proportion to age and social roles,” he added.
The Pontiff urged journalists to overcome the “Tower of Babel” of contemporary communication, characterized by confusing, ideological and biased languages. “Your service, with the words you use and the style you adopt, is important.
Communication, in fact, is not just the transmission of information, but the creation of a culture, of human and digital environments that become spaces for dialogue and comparison,” he explained.
“Let us disarm words and we will contribute to disarming the Earth,” said Leo XIV, inviting journalists to choose “with awareness and courage the path of a communication of peace.”
The Pope acknowledged the difficulties of the current times, but invited journalists not to give in to mediocrity and to tell the reality with courage and truth. “Thank you for what you have done to get away from stereotypes and clichés, through which we often read Christian life and the life of the Church itself,” he said.
Finally, answering a question, Leo XIV confirmed that a possible trip to Nicaea is being prepared. During the final greetings, the Pontiff showed his more informal side, signing autographs and joking with a journalist about the chromatic “match” of their clothes.
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Comments (3)
The Pope's invitation to journalists seems interesting to me, but I don't know if everyone can really follow this advice. Communication is complicated today, and words are often misunderstood. We need more unity.
It is true that communication is difficult, but in my opinion the Pope is right. We must try to express truth with love and without aggression, especially in a world as divided as the current one.
The responsibility of the media is crucial, but there are so many interests at stake that make it difficult to follow the Pope's suggestions. I hope that there can be a real change in communication.