(Vatican Radio) The English Section's intern, Michael Gannon who hails from Kildare,
Ireland, interviews his compatriot, Monsignor Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical
Council for Social Communications.
Good morning, this is Michael reporting
from Rome. Today I will be interviewing Monsignor Paul Tighe, the Secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Social Communications in Rome. Monsignor Tighe was appointed
by pope Benedict in November 2007.
He was born in Navan co Meath, Ireland,
on 12th of February. He gradiuated from UCD in 1979 with a dregree in law. He then
studiied for the preisthood in Clonliffe college Dublin and the Irish college in Rome.
He was ordained a priest for the Dublin diocese in 1983,
After his ordination
he served in Ballyfermot parish. Monsignor Paul Tighe also lectured in moral theology
in the Mater Dei Institute of Education In Dublin and my sister Jenny was one his
students in the same college.
In 2004 he was named Director of Communications
office in the diocese of Dublin before coming to work in Rome.
I asked
hm questions about himself and his work, and why he decided to become a priest. I
also asked him if his Council presents the Pope's messages for people with down
syndrome in easy to read format...