“Works of charity and justice are one of the most powerful ways to inspire people to see what the church is and think about why they might want to re-engage with it or . . . meet the Lord for the first time.”
— Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services, who is attending the world Synod of Bishops dedicated to the new evangelization Oct. 7-28 at the Vatican
“If the church is not present in this space, if the good news is not proclaimed ‘digitally,’ then we risk abandoning the many people for whom this is where they ‘live’: This is the forum in which they get their news and information, form and express their opinions, ask questions and engage in debate.”
— Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, speaking Sept. 28 about the place Catholic communications must have in the digital world
