Oct 13, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Vatican recognizes that all people have a right to information and communication, which is vital in the life of all democratic societies, Archbishop Celestino Migliore told a United Nations committee Oct. 13.
The archbishop expressed his hope that the Second Phase of the UN World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in Tunis shortly, will lead to "further concrete efforts to build a more inclusive digital society, which will reduce the widespread ‘info-poverty’.
"It would be well if a new dynamic were created which goes beyond the political and commercial logic usually at play in these fields," he said.
The Vatican’s permanent observer at the UN said access to communication should not depend upon wealth, education, or political power. "The right to communicate is the right of all," he said.