Having an Instagram account isn’t the same as communicating on Instagram. Antonio Silva argues the Spanish Church’s real …
Decoding challenges facing the global Church through contemporary theology.
Interpreting contemporary realities through the lens of the Bible and the Church’s Magisterium.
The Christian East viewed through faith, history, and dialogue.
Decoding challenges facing the global Church through contemporary theology.
Interpreting contemporary realities through the lens of the Bible and the Church’s Magisterium.
The Christian East viewed through faith, history, and dialogue.

Having an Instagram account isn’t the same as communicating on Instagram. Antonio Silva argues the Spanish Church’s real …
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Journalist Antonio Silva, was the director of communications for the 45th International Eucharistic Congress that took place in Seville, Spain, from June 7–13, 1993, under the central theme "Christ, Light of the Nations".
Antonio Silva examines whether the Spanish Church is truly prepared to communicate on social media, arguing that presence without conversation, visual renewal, authentic storytelling and genuine listening falls short of real communication.
Antonio Silva argues the Spanish Church's real challenge is a language problem: translating its message for a changed society without distorting it, and learning to listen as much as it speaks.
Despite its vast social presence, the Spanish Church struggles to be heard, facing a communication challenge not of quantity but of speaking to those outside in the cultural codes they understand.
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