Archbishop Foley to speak to U.S. groups on the Church and mass communication

Orlando, Fla., May 24, 2005 / 22:00 pm

Earlier today, Archbishop John Foley, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications spoke at a joint meeting of the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada and the Catholic Academy of Communications Arts Professionals, where he spoke on the role of the Church in mass communication.

At the meeting, held in Orlando, Florida, the Archbishop spoke on the topic, "Keeping 5,000 Communicators Happy"

The Vatican announced today that Archbishop Foley would address the Catholic Press Association in Orlando on two more occasions during his visit.

He will speak tomorrow at a breakfast for Catholic News Service, and on Friday, will deliver the homily at the press association’s memorial Mass.

The archbishop is also scheduled to travel to Philadelphia, and then to nearby Camden, New Jersey, where he will deliver addresses on June 1st, 2nd and 3rd.