Symposium

The next Symposium is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 2025.

The timing is intended to coincide with the global celebration of World Communications Day (this year on June 1, 2025).

• World Communications Day is the only worldwide celebration called for by the Second Vatican Council (in the decree Inter mirifica, n. 18).
• The announcement of the day’s theme is made on September 29, the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, patrons of those who work in radio.
• The Holy Father’s message is traditionally published on January 24, in conjunction with the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of writers.
• The celebration of World Communications Day usually takes place on the Sunday before Pentecost.

The theme chose by Pope Francis for World Communications Day 2025 is: “Share with gentleness the peace that is in your hearts.”

As noted by the Holy See Press Office, this theme, based on the biblical exhortation in 1 Peter 3:15-16, “draws attention to the fact that today too often communication is violent, aimed at striking and not at establishing the conditions for dialogue. It is therefore necessary to disarm communication, to cleanse it of aggression. From television talk shows to verbal wars on social networks, there is a risk that the prevailing paradigm is that of competition, opposition, and the will to dominate.” 

“For us Christians, hope is a person, and He is Christ. And it is always linked to a community project; when we speak of Christian hope we cannot disregard a community that lives the message of Jesus in such a credible way as to give a glimpse of the hope that it brings, and is capable of communicating the hope of Christ with deeds and words even today.”