【慈幼通訊社 ─2025年7月16日梵蒂岡訊】羅馬將於7月28日至29日迎接數千名數碼傳教士，舉行一次具有里程碑意義的祈禱、培育和交流聚會。這是天主教會歷史上首次在聖年期間舉辦專門為數碼傳教士和天主教網上福傳者的禧年慶祝活動，正式認可數碼網絡作為真正的福傳領域。此次聚會將於2025年7月28日和29日在羅馬舉行，與禧年青年開幕日同期。許多透過社交媒體進行福傳的青年將積極參與這兩場慶典。
這項前所未有的活動由聖座傳播部主辦，將匯聚來自世界各地的近千名數碼傳教士，其中來自拉丁美洲、加勒比海地區和西班牙的代表人數眾多。這些福傳者透過社群媒體、影片平台、網誌和應用程式宣揚福音的喜樂，在數碼網絡上提供創意、簡單易懂並帶動積極參與信仰見證分享。
對於無法前往永恆之城的人士，可透過官方網站 www.digitalismissio.org 的在線活動，讓更多人能夠從他們本地的傳教環境來參與。雖然現場報名已經結束，但仍歡迎參與者在線加入。禧年的兩個主要培訓會議也將通過 YouTube 頻道 La Iglesia Te Escucha（「教會傾聽你」）進行直播。
這項活動回應了教宗方濟各在2021-2024年共議同行主教會議期間的呼籲，強調將福音帶入數碼世界並確保無人被排除在共議同行之外的重要性。它清晰地展現了教會是傳教的教會，她伸手觸及現代社會邊緣的存在。
神修、培育、慶祝
禧年活動將分為三個關鍵階段。神修部分以聖門朝聖為中心－這是每個禧年的標誌，也是內在更新和向恩寵敞開的象徵。
接著是培育階段，將在協和音樂廳（Auditorium Conciliazione）舉行主題演講、工作坊和見證分享。這些環節旨在提供數碼福傳的牧民方案，並創造共同反思的空間。
最後階段是慶祝環節：在復興運動廣場（Piazza Risorgimento）舉辦一場藝術節，將有藝術、音樂和創作表演作為數碼領域福傳和共融的世界語言。兩個場地距離聖伯多祿廣場均在步行範圍內。
數碼世界中的慈悲福音
這個禧年回應了教宗方濟各的邀請，呼籲在數碼世界中成為「慈善的撒瑪黎雅人」。教宗促請信友以慈悲、人性和親近的態度融入網上空間，不僅僅是功能性或技術性的層面，而是透過滿有希望的牧民方式進行互動。他重申了需要一種聆聽的溝通方式，放大無聲者的聲音，並化解帶有分裂或敵意的言辭。這主題也和教宗良十四世與媒體專業人士的首次會議中的理念相同。
這場禧年活動也以 2023 年在里斯本舉行的普世青年節期間舉行的首次全球數碼福傳者聚會為基礎。那次活動促成了一個國際傳教者網絡，現在正透過這項禧年活動得到加強，繼續向未來發展。
未來幾天，禧年官方網站將發布專門的神修指南，幫助參與者做好活動準備。宣傳資料和圖片資源現已開放下載，以鼓勵和支持在羅馬還是在網上的參與者的傳教精神。
團結聲音與文化的頌歌
禧年籌備工作的一大重點是其官方聖歌《Todos》（「所有人」）的發布。這首歌是全球天主教藝術家共同創作的計畫。標題《Todos》呼應了教宗方濟各在2023年8月3日里斯本普世青年節所作的強烈呼籲：「在教會裡，每個人都有自己的位置，每個人，每個人！」這首聖歌體現了禧年的包容性、共議同行精神和傳教精神。
Vatican – The Church prepares its first Jubilee for Catholic influencers
(ANS – Vatican) – Rome prepares to host thousands of digital missionaries for a landmark gathering of prayer, formation, and fraternity on July 28–29. For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church will celebrate a Jubilee event within a Holy Year specifically dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers, formally recognising the digital environment as a true field of mission. The gathering will take place in Rome on July 28 and 29, 2025, coinciding with the opening days of the Youth Jubilee. Many young people who evangelise through social media will be actively involved in both celebrations.
This unprecedented initiative, organised by the Dicastery for Communication, will bring together nearly one thousand digital missionaries from around the world, with strong representation from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. These evangelizers proclaim the joy of the Gospel through social media, video platforms, blogs, and apps, offering a creative, accessible, and engaged Christian witness within the digital continent.
For those unable to travel to the Eternal City, parallel virtual events will be offered through registration at the official website www.digitalismissio.org, allowing many others to participate from their local contexts of mission. While in-person registration has closed, participants are still welcome to join online. The two main formative sessions of the Jubilee will also be livestreamed via the YouTube channel La Iglesia Te Escucha (“The Church Listens to You”).
This initiative emerged in response to Pope Francis’ call during the Synod on Synodality (2021–2024), which emphasised the importance of bringing the Good News into the digital world and ensuring no one is excluded from the synodal journey. It stands as a clear expression of a missionary Church, one that reaches out to the existential peripheries of contemporary society.
Spirituality, Formation, Celebration
The Jubilee program will unfold in three key phases. The spiritual component centres on the pilgrimage through the Holy Door—a hallmark of every Holy Year and a sign of interior renewal and openness to grace.
This will be followed by a formative phase, featuring keynote presentations, workshops, and testimonies at the Auditorium Conciliazione. These sessions aim to provide pastoral tools for digital mission and foster spaces for shared reflection.
The final phase will be a celebratory moment: a festival in Piazza Risorgimento highlighting art, music, and creativity as dynamic languages of evangelisation and communion in the digital sphere. Both venues are within walking distance of St. Peter’s Square.
Compassionate Evangelisation in the Digital Space
This Jubilee answers Pope Francis’ invitation to be “Good Samaritans” in the digital world. The Holy Father has urged the faithful to inhabit online spaces with compassion, humanity, and closeness, not merely through functional or technical presence, but through a pastoral approach of hope. He has repeatedly emphasised the need for a communication that listens, amplifies the voices of the voiceless, and disarms words marked by division or hostility—a theme also echoed by Pope Leo XIV in his first meeting with media professionals.
The Jubilee also builds upon the first global gathering of digital evangelizers, held during World Youth Day in Lisbon in 2023. That event gave rise to an international network of missionaries, which is now being strengthened and projected toward the future through this Jubilee initiative.
In the coming days, the Jubilee’s official website will release a dedicated spiritual guide to help participants prepare internally for the event. Promotional materials and graphic resources are already available for download to inspire and support the missionary dimension of participants, whether in Rome or in the digital peripheries.
A hymn that unites voices and cultures
One of the highlights of the Jubilee’s preparation has been the release of its official hymn, Todos (“Everyone”). The song is a collaborative project uniting Catholic artists from around the globe. The title Todos echoes Pope Francis’ powerful affirmation during World Youth Day in Lisbon on August 3, 2023: “In the Church, there is room for everyone, everyone, everyone!” The hymn captures the inclusive, synodal, and missionary spirit that animates this Jubilee.
Source: Vatican News