India, May 25 -- The Catholic Church observed the 60th World Day of Social Communications on May 17, 2025. In his first message for this significant day, Pope Leo XIV focused on the need and importance of 'Preserving Human Voices and Faces.' The message, written on the feast of the patron of communications, St Francis de Sales (January 24, 2026), is incisive and highlights some of the major challenges modern communications face today.

Throughout his message, Pope Leo insists that communications must be human. For this, he sets the tone in his opening paragraph, stating: Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person's own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of every encounter ...