Addressing a seminar in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, to mark World Communications Day, Emma Tobin asks those who think the online world is a force for evil to think again and assess the opportunities it has brought to the world.

POPE John Paul II will be remembered as a great communicator not only for his language skills, but also for his use of modern technologies to reach his followers.

The news media must be free from special interest pressures and government control and ”rise above purely commercial concerns,” the pope said in a message today.

The news media must be free from special interest pressures and government control and ”rise above purely commercial concerns,” the pope said in a message today.