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Friday 19 April our director Don Luca Passarini he was a guest of the degree course in Publishing and Journalism, speaker of a lesson on the History of Journalism, course of the teacher prof. ssa Federica Bertagna. She intervened next to him Daniela Pozzolijournalist and editor-in-chief of Futurewhich for twenty years has been responsible for the diocesan pages inserted as spines in the Catholic newspaper, founded in 1968.

To welcome them, Prof Simona Brunettipresident of the Teaching College of Communication Sciences, and prof. Arnaldo Soldanidirector of the Culture and Civilization Department, who underlined how «ecclesial communication constitutes one of the most virtuous examples of communication today, because it is animated by ethical rigor that shines through, one of the aspects on which today’s world needs to reflect more.”

Don Luca, a former student of the University of Verona, recalled the words of Pope Francis, who invited the Catholic press to be close to the people and create bridges, promoting the dignity of people, «which is one of the main purposes of journalism and of communication”, added Don Luca.

«Even the smallest diocesan weekly can act on justice, truth, legality, educational co-responsibility, especially since the weekly has the advantage of in-depth news – said Don Luca -. What we can do is take a human and Christian look, telling the truth and beauty of things.” He then illustrated the latest issue of the newspaper to the students, explaining how it was born.

Daniela Pozzoli instead underlined the role of diocesan weeklies in giving voice to the territories: «They are a mirror of the thousand bell towers of Italy and, gathered in the Fisc, include historical newspapers such as Verona fede». You then explained to those present the various diocesan issues that appear in Avvenire, with 23 editions.