By Chainarong Monthienvichienchai
THAILAND – The Catholic Church in Thailand marked World Communications Day by urging communicators to speak with truth and gentleness, confronting growing misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital disinformation.
Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri led the celebration at the Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Ratchaburi. Clergy, religious, media professionals, and lay communicators from across the country joined the Eucharistic Mass and a forum on ethical communication in the digital age.
“World Communications Day is normally celebrated on the Sunday before Pentecost, as established by Pope Paul VI in 1967 following the Second Vatican Council,” Bishop Silvio said in his homily.
“But for local pastoral reasons, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) observes it annually on the first Sunday of August,” the prelate added.
Pope Francis, before his death earlier this year, chose this year’s theme: “Speak with the heart: Veritatem facientes in caritate – Sharing the truth in love.” The CBCT paraphrased it locally as “Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts.”
A panel discussion after the Mass highlighted the urgency of the theme, focusing on the spread of AI-generated misinformation and fake news, especially amid tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
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