As part of the Jubilee Year, the Church organized the Jubilee of the World of Communications on 25 January 2025 in Rome. One of those who had been invited to address the participants was the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Maria Ressa. An American-Filipino journalist, Maria has courageously fought for freedom of the press for more than forty years.
She told the participants: “This Jubilee comes at a time when the world is upside down: when what’s right is wrong; and what’s wrong is right. I remember an old cartoon from when I was growing up that taught about making decisions of conscience. The hardest battle to fight is inside yourself.… You’ll remember this cartoon if you’re my age. On your right, you have the devil egging you on, “Do it. Do it. Do it!” On your left, there’s this angel, reminding you of empathy, of other people, of the golden rule: Do the right thing; be kind. Don’t be selfish. Share. Fight your worst instincts. Devil and angel. Well, what social media did was to flick the angel off your shoulder, grow the devil, and give it a direct line into your nervous system.”
FR M A JOE ANTONY SJ
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