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.