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CBCP in an earlier statement, said fake news had become a challenge to the Catholic Church\u2019s mission to evangelize. Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/907997\/fake-news-a-sin-say-bishops#ixzz4uaW51Dwv<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\n

VATICAN \u2014 Given the strong divisions sparked and fueled by \u201cfake news,\u201d Pope Francis is highlighting the importance of truth in his message for World Communications Day.<\/p>\n

The message will call for studying the causes and consequences of baseless information and will promote \u201cprofessional journalism,\u201d which always seeks the truth and therefore peace and understanding in the world, the Vatican Secretariat for Communication said, announcing the theme.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The truth will set you free\u2019: Fake news and journalism for peace\u201d will be the theme of the church\u2019s celebration of World Communications Day 2018. The day\u2019s theme is announced every year on Sept. 29, the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.<\/p>\n

The theme Pope Francis chose \u201crelates to so-called \u2018fake news\u2019 \u2014 namely baseless information that contributes to generating and nurturing a strong polarization of opinions,\u201d the announcement said. \u201cIt involves an often misleading distortion of facts, with possible repercussions at the level of individual and collective behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

With so many key players in the world of social media, internet and politics beginning to face the phenomenon, it said, \u201cthe church, too, wishes to offer a contribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pope\u2019s message for the day will propose \u201ca reflection on the causes, the logic and the consequences of disinformation in the media,\u201d and it will try to help \u201cpromote professional journalism, which always seeks the truth, and therefore a journalism of peace that promotes understanding between people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most dioceses will celebrate World Communications Day 2018 on May 13, the Sunday before Pentecost.<\/p>\n

The Vatican will release the pope\u2019s message for the observance Jan. 24, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of journalists. (Carol Glatz \/ Catholic News Service)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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