Synodal listening in digital environments: An approach based on the experience of “The Church is listening to you”

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https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.202581161

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Synodal listening , digital evangelization , Synod on Synodality , digital pastoral care , existential peripheries

Abstract

This article seeks to explore the importance of listening in digital environments, understood as a culture that the Church is called to inhabit in order to evangelize and build communion. The reflection focuses on the pastoral experience of “The Church is Listening to you”, an initiative developed within the framework of the Synod on Synodality convened by Pope Francis. This experience reveals the need for a digital pastoral approach that accompanies the faith journeys of those who live within this culture, especially those who feel distant from the Church. The article aims to show how active listening, in the context of digital culture, not only strengthens ecclesial communion but also enables an encounter with the “existential peripheries” of our time.

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Author Biography

Lucio Adrián Ruiz, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Roma, Italia

MSGR. Lucio Adrián Ruiz, Argentine, is the Secretary of the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See. Bachelor's degree in Dogmatic Theology from the University of the Holy Cross; Master's in Business Administration and Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has held the following positions: IT advisor in Argentina; Systems Manager of CELAM (Bogotá); Technical Coordinator of RIIAL for Latin America; President of the NSG Development Center; Member of the Forum of Communication Theologians of the Gregorian University; Professor at ITEPAL; Official of the Congregation for the Clergy; Head of the Vatican Internet Services Office. He is currently a professor at the University of the Holy Cross, a member of the Artificial Intelligence group of the Pontifical Academy for Life, and the Minerva group.

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Synodal listening in digital enviroments

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2025-06-26

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Ruiz, L. A. (2025). Synodal listening in digital environments: An approach based on the experience of “The Church is listening to you”. Yachay, 42(81), 11–47. https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.202581161

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Vol. 42 No. 81 (2025): Revista Yachay n° 81

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