On the 49th World Communication Day this year, Pope Francis said that the first place we learn to communicate is in family, families teach us to go out of ourselves and encounter others. In His message, titled "Communicating the Family" He said, " in the family, we learn to embrace and support one another, to discern the meaning of facial expressions and moments of silence, to laugh and cry together". He went on to say that to do all this with people we did not choose and yet so important to us greatly helps us to understand the meaning of communication as recognizing and creating closeness.
In His speech He said that the joy of meeting others is something we learn even before our birth, given example with how John the Baptist leapt for joy in Elizabeth's womb after hearing Mary's greeting.
To encounter others means "to open doors, not remaining closed in our little world, but rather going out to others, families who do so communicate their message of life, giving comfort and hope to more fragile families, and thus build up to the church herself, which is the family of families.
At this time He said that we shouldn't be afraid of imperfections, weakness or even conflict in family life, but instead should learn to deal with them constructively.
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