TANZANIA: TEC Celebrates Communications Day
The Communications Department of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) is planning to celebrate 50th World Communications Day in a special event that will be held on August 6 at the Catholic Secretariat in Kurasini, Dar-es-Salaam.
According to the Nation Communications Coordinator of TEC Mr. Mr. Bernard James the celebrations are meant to recognize the importance of communication within and outside the Church as it is necessary to make such celebrations to bring the various stakeholders of the information with the entire community to share the opportunities and challenges of new media in this age of globalization and the new evangelization.
The celebrations will be held under the theme, which is inspired by the message of the Holy Father Pope Francis for World Communications Day 2016 “Communication and Mercy: A Fruitful Encounter.” The guest of honour at the celebrations will be the Permanent Secretary at the Tanzanian Ministry of Information, Culture and Sports.
In addition, Mr. Bernard explained that event will begin with Eucharistic celebrations followed by discussions about the challenges and opportunities of the media in the new evangelization and globalization. They will also meditate and deliberate on the message of the Holy Father for 50th Communications world Day. This will be followed by a small fundraising to support Kiongozi Newspaper, the weekly publication of the Bishops’ Conference.
The Catholic Church in Tanzania has recognized the importance of the new media. And this led to the establishment of the Communication Department under which TEC works to transmit information to the faithful through various media entities, including Kiongozi newspaper.
Also Communications Department coordinates and integrate instruments in all media that are owned by the Catholic Church through the Dioceses and organizations within the Church.
Some of these media organizations include Tumaini Letu Newspaper, Radio Tumaini and TV Tumaini, owned by the Archdiocese Dar es Salaam, Radio Maria Tanzania, Kwizera (Diocese of Rulenge-ngara), Chemichemi (Diocese Sumbawanga), Faraja (Diocese of Shinyanga ), Ukweli (Morogoro Diocese), Habari Njema (Mbulu Diocese), Fadhila (Tunduru-Masasi Diocese), St. Augustine University of Tanzania (Mwanza), Huruma (Tanga) and Mwangaza (Archdiocese of Dodoma) and Lipo newspaper Rumuli (Catholic Diocese of Bukoba).
By Sarah Pelaji, TEC
