Even though the Pope “refers to the language” of the Church, “in this context, all men and women in their own communications, in their reaching out to meet others, ought to be motivated by a deep expression of welcome, availability and forgiveness.”
World Communications Day, called for by the Second Vatican Council in 1963, is celebrated in most countries on the Sunday before Pentecost (in 2016, May 8th). The Holy Father's message for World Communications Day is traditionally published on January 24th, in conjunction with the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, patron of writers.
Translated from an article by Marina Droujinina
Rome, September 29, 2015 (ZENIT.org)