Everyone is a neighbour: Pope Francis praises the internet ahead of World Communications Day

In his message for World Communcations Day, which this year falls on 1 June, Pope Francis praises social media for bringing people closer together, making neighbours of those who are geographically miles apart. The Church must take up this "thrilling" challenge, he says, and urges Catholics to become bold but loving citizens of the digital world.  Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we are living in a world which is growing ever “smaller” and where, as a result, it would seem to be easier for all of us to be neighbours. Developments in travel and communications technology are bringing us closer together and making us more connected, even as globalization makes us increasingly interdependent. Nonetheless, divisions, which are sometimes quite deep, continue to exist within o