There is an abundance of news items on the Vatican Information Service page today, but two of those stories are especially interesting to me. The first is about a papal audience held last Saturday with members of the “Corallo” Association, "a network of local Catholic-inspired broadcasters from all regions of Italy. The Pope gave an off-the-cuff address to those present, in which he defined the virtues, mission and sins of the communication media." The Holy Father focused on three "routes" necessary for the work of media: "the path of truth, the path of goodness, and the path of beauty." He said:
But truth, goodness and beauty are consistent – they come from within, they are human. And, on the path of truth, along these three routes, we can find mistakes and even traps. 'I think, I look for the truth …': be careful not to become an intellectual without intelligence. 'I go in search of goodness': be careful not to be an ethicist without goodness. 'I like beauty': yes, but be careful not to do what is frequently done: do not look for cosmetics to create an artificial beauty that does not exist”.
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