The presence of digital media in the evangelizing mission of the Church according to Praedicate Evangelium

• Published in: Journal of Modern Science Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 682 - 694
• Main Author: Romanko, Agnieszka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych WSGE im. A. De Gasperi w Józefowie 01-10-2023
• Subjects: apostolic see; church; dicastery for communication; digital media; evangelizing mission
• ISSN: 1734-2031; 2391-789X
• DOI: 10.13166/jms/174174

Objectives The article will attempt to answer the following questions: How does the Church legislator provide for the possibility of using digital media in the Church’s evangelizing mission? Does the legislator indicate any guidelines that should be followed in the use of digital media? Material and methods The article will use the sources of law and available literature on the subject. Historical-legal and dogmatic-legal methods will be used. Results While analyzing the subject matter the evangelizing mission of the Church will be characterized in the first place in the context of the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium. Next, the Dicastery for Communication in the structure of the Holy See will be characterized, as well as the types and tasks of digital media as tools for the evangelizing mission of the Church. Conclusions The Church’s evangelizing mission is the fulfillment of the mission that Jesus Christ left to the Church he founded. The principles of the Gospel are immutable, while the manner and forms of its preaching may be modified due to the circumstances of time and place. Nowadays the Church also uses digital media in its evangelizing mission. However, they should always remain in the service of the Truth, which all people are obliged to seek.