Church Media in Karnataka not vibrant enough”- Bishop Henry D’Souza

(Aug.06,2009): “The Church Media in southern India’s Karnataka State, should be much more vibrant by networking and making use of the immense resources, and resource persons available to us in the field of Information and Communication Technology,” Bishop Henry Dsouza, Chairman of the Karnataka Region Bishops Council Commission for Youth and Social Communication, told participants at a Conference in Bellary. He said “ Bangalore being the IT capital, has immense potential for the Church in Karnataka, but we have not harnessed this potential sufficiently.”
The theme of the August 4-5 Conference was “New Way of Being Church in Karnataka”. It was well attended by Diocesan Youth directors, the Media and Youth Commissions. Animating the discussions during the Conference, Bishop Henry said “Our Catholic identity is a commitment to God, Church and society. The Laity also have also a special part in the ministry of the priest, so both have to take each other into confidence in all activities”. Bishop Henry added that urban and rural youth, who are a powerful support to the Church, should be trained and involved in the plans and programmes of the Commissions”.
A website of the Karnataka Region Youth Commission, (KYRC) was launched by Bishop Henry during the Conference. The website contains news of youth activities and programmes of the 11 dioceses in Karnataka.