Bishop Đaminh Nguyễn Tuấn Anh opens 2026 Pastoral Communications Meeting

Bishop Đaminh Nguyễn Tuấn Anh opened the 2026 Pastoral Communication Meeting on October 21 at the Xuân Lộc Bishop's House. Organized by the Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, the meeting's theme is "Connect – Listen – Identify the Reality."

During the opening, Bishop Đaminh, who chairs the commission, proposed four principles for Catholic communication based on the message Magnifica Humanitas: respecting human dignity, serving the truth, building communion, and using technology responsibly. Participants are meeting to discuss the Catholic media mission regarding artificial intelligence, the responsibility to protect human dignity, and ways to increase collaboration within Church communications.

The first day began with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Đaminh. In his homily, Father Giuse Vũ Hữu Hiền, the commission secretary, referenced the concerns of Pope Leo XIV regarding the modern era and encouraged media workers to act as faithful stewards who use communication tools to build communion and proclaim the Gospel.