SIGNIS World Congress 2026: The importance of Media as a means of communication and evangelization - Vatican News
James Wilson ·
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SIGNIS World Congress 2026 opened in Kigali, Rwanda, on August 4, bringing together communication experts and media outlets from around the world under the theme Digital Communication for Cultural Harmony and Environmental Well-being. Pope Leo XIV sent a message emphasizing that online communication shapes culture and collective conscience. Cardinal Antoine Kambanda stressed the need to use media for healing, reconciliation, national unity and solidarity, recalling the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The congress runs until August 8.