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Pope Leo XIV chooses theme for 61st World Day of Communications

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Pope Leo XIV has chosen "A New Look: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait" as the theme for the 61st World Day of Social Communications. The Dicastery for Communication announced the theme on September 29, 2026, for the event scheduled for May 9, 2027.

The theme addresses the attention economy, where digital content competes for brief moments of interest through sensationalist headlines designed to drive clicks and engagement. The Dicastery noted that this constant flow of content can transform cognitive abilities and reduce the depth of interpersonal communication.

In his message, the Pope invites people to renew their gaze with attention and love to see others as Christ sees them. He emphasizes that true communication involves listening and meeting others rather than judging them or treating attention as a commodity. This call follows the themes in his encyclical *Magnifica humanitas*, which discusses safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.

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  2. Sep 29, 4:19 AM Vatican News ‘Paying attention in age of clickbait’ – 2027 World Communications Day theme
  3. Sep 29, 4:30 AM Vatican News Deutsch Welttag der Sozialen Kommunikationsmittel: „Ein neuer Blick“
  4. Sep 29, 5:41 AM Canção Nova Português "Prestar atenção": Papa escolhe tema para Dia das Comunicações 2027
  5. Sep 29, 5:28 AM Diocese of Castellaneta Italiano “Uno sguardo nuovo: prestare attenzione nell’era del clickbait”. Papa Leone XIV sceglie il tema della 61.ma Giornata Mondiale delle Comunic…
  6. Sep 29, 6:00 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Scelto da Papa Leone XIV il tema per la 61.ma Giornata Mondiale delle Comunicazioni Sociali
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  8. Sep 29, 6:37 AM Alfa y Omega Español Roma pide «higiene de la atención» en la era del «clickbait»
  9. Sep 29, 8:10 AM Vatican News Português Um novo olhar sensível em tempos de caça-cliques
  10. Sep 29, 8:44 AM Religión Digital Español Roma invita a "redescubrir la higiene de la atención" para comunicar 'en cristiano' en la era del clickbait
  11. Sep 29, 8:52 AM Vatican News Hrvatski Papa: Komunicirati s novim pogledom i novom pozornosti u doba „clickbaita“
  12. Sep 29, 9:39 AM Diocese of Rossano–Cariati Italiano Gmcs2027: il tema scelto da Papa Leone XIV
  13. Sep 29, 9:50 AM Diocese of Passo Fundo Português O Papa: comunicar com “um novo olhar” e atenção na era do “caça-cliques”
  14. Sep 29, 7:32 AM Vatican News Kiswahili Papa,“Mtazamo mpya:kuweka umakini katika zama za clickbait"
  15. Sep 29, 9:35 AM Diocese of Divinópolis Português O Papa: comunicar com “um novo olhar” e atenção na era do “caça-cliques”
  16. Sep 29, 2:00 PM CathNews Australia Pope to explore notion of ‘attention’ in clickbait age
  17. Sep 29, 7:42 PM LiCAS News ‘Paying attention in age of clickbait’ – 2027 World Communications Day theme
  18. Sep 29, 11:09 PM Catholic World News 'Paying attention in the age of clickbait' is theme of next World Communications Day (Dicastery for Communication)
  19. Sep 30, 5:09 AM Diocese of Osório Português O Papa: comunicar com “um novo olhar” e atenção na era do “caça-cliques”
  20. Sep 30, 6:16 AM Vatican News 中文 教宗：在“点击诱饵”时代以“新的目光”和关注来传播
  21. Sep 30, 10:07 AM Diocese of Ventimiglia–San Remo Italiano Il Papa: comunicare con “sguardo nuovo” e attenzione nell’era del “clickbait”
  22. Oct 1, 6:20 AM Catholic News Agency Vatican calls for a renewal of attention in the age of clickbait
  23. Oct 1, 11:22 AM CatholicPhilly Despite Promise of Clickbait, Pay Attention to the Person
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  25. Oct 1, 9:31 AM Diocese of Cagliari Italiano Pubblicato il tema della Giornata mondiale delle comunicazioni sociali 2027
  26. Oct 2, 8:28 AM Diocese of Olinda e Recife Português O Papa: Comunicar com “um novo olhar” e atenção na era do “caça-cliques”
  27. Sep 29, 4:19 AM Vatican News Français «L’attention à l’ère du clickbait», thème de la Journée des Communications sociales
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  46. Sep 29, 6:07 AM Vatican News HY Քահանայապետը՝ «նոր հայեացքով» հաղորդակցելու եւ «քլիքպէյթ»-ի դարուն ուշադրութիւն դարձնելու մասին
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