Digital tools should be used responsibly — Cardinal Advincula

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula encouraged media professionals and church communicators for the responsible and ethical use of digital tools ahead of the Catholic Church's celebration of World Day of Social Communications on Sunday, May, 17, 2026, CBCP News reported.

“In our Philippine context, where the use of modern technology greatly shapes public discourse, relationships, and even the values of our young people, we are reminded of the urgent responsibility to use communication as a bridge toward understanding, solidarity, and hope,” Advincula was quoted as saying in an inteview with Church-run Radio Veritas.

CBCP News said the World Day of Social Communications was established by Pope Paul VI after convening the Second Vatican Council in 1967 on the Sunday before Pentecost.

Catholic media practitioners, the prelate said, should use digital tools "ethically and responsibly in service of trutch and common good."

“They have a special duty to set an example in the wise and creative use of technology, always serving truth, human dignity, and the common good,” Advincula said.

He also said communicators should address misinformation and online bashing with empathy and compassion.

“Now, more than ever, we are called to harness the gift of communication by offering the gift of our genuine human presence, marked by closeness, empathy, and a sincere concern for one another,” Advincula said.

“Amid the noise of misinformation, online hostility, and indifference to the poor and vulnerable, may we become communicators who listen with the heart and speak with charity,” he added.

Cardinal Advincula also said, "Let our platforms become spaces where truth is defended, human dignity is respected, and the Gospel is proclaimed with humility, sincerity, and courage.” — BAP, GMA News