Father Epicock was born in Puglia, Italy. He is 40 years old. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of L’Aquila. He was appointed by the Pope as Assistant to Church Affairs of the Holy See’s Communication Department and editorial writer for the “Rome Observer”.
(Vatican News Network) Pope Francis appointed Father Luigi Maria Epicoco as assistant to church affairs in the Holy See’s Communication Department and editor of the “Rome Observer” editorial. The priest was born in the Brindisi region of southern Italy. He was ordained in 2005 and published some spiritual books. The Pope used one of them as an opportunity to exchange Christmas greetings with the Holy See’s head in 2019. Gifts are given to the cardinals.
Father Epicock also teaches philosophy at the Pontifical Latran University in Rome. In 2019, he was commissioned by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis as the dean of the Faculty of Faith and Reason in the city of L’Aquila in central Italy. After receiving the pope’s appointment, Father Epicock told the news network that through communication can promote “community”, journalists are “bridge builders.”
The priest first talked about the appointment of the Pope, saying: “This is beyond my expectation and I am also happy. I sincerely hope that I can contribute to the work of this Holy See. Its precious task is not only to spread the religion. Zong’s teachings can also promote communion through communication work.”
Next, the priest talked about the role that can be played by being an assistant to church affairs in the Holy See’s Ministry of Communication. He said: “I think this role is the same as the role played by a physical therapist, doctor or coach in a football game. They are on the field, but they do not participate in the game, but take care of the players in some way, that is, those who participate in the game. People. The Ministry of Communication is a place for insiders. They put their energy and expertise to serve not only the ministry, but also the entire church. I think the Pope’s appointment is to further the function and effectiveness of companionship. Help.”
Father Epicock was praised in the Catholic publishing industry and now serves as an editorial writer for the Holy See Daily. He talked about the challenges faced by Catholic communicators today. He believes that the first is to “continuously search for the truth, not in an ideological way, but to find the’trail’ of the truth between the lines of the report, and even within the cultural movement.” It sometimes faintly reveals itself.
“A true journalist, a good writer must be able to reveal this line of truth. If he can do it, he will find the soil to meet people from far away and in different situations. I see it in Catholic communicators. It is the creator of dialogue, not the person who uses his pen and expertise to do evil.”
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