Catholic Media Conference: Evangelism or Digital Apostasy?
Vatican News portal reports on the Catholic Media Conference in Atlantic City (June 16–19, 2026), where “Catholic” journalists, editors, and communications professionals gathered under the theme “Innovation Anchored in Mission.” The event, organized by the Catholic Media Association, featured workshops, keynotes—including one on artificial intelligence by Microsoft’s Taylor Black—and discussions on “Pope Leo XIV’s vision for communication.” Also present were Dr. Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication, and Maria Montserrat Alvarado, his designated successor. This spectacle is not evangelization but a technocratic celebration of modernist apostasy disguised as mission.


