The "clave latina" continues to grow in the U.S.Today a new informative project on the life of the Church is becoming a reality, expressed synthetically in the formula with which it is defined OmnesA Catholic look at current affairs". This is an important step, even if necessarily modest in a country like the United States of America, where there are numerous news companies, also in the Catholic field, and some of them of great quality.
What, then, does this new means of religious communication bring to the table? Primarily, Omnes brings the purpose of rendering a service to evangelization, through a certain style of information based on three main characteristics:
- It has a constructive approach. We do not understand that our service to the Church can be based on criticism or polarization. We want to stay away from personal polemics or partisan positions. We choose to cultivate the unity of the Church, based on the common foundations of the Catholic faith.
- It is intended to offer a analytical informationOmnes, so that readers can get to know the facts in a broader and deeper perspective, and understand their real scope. Omnes tries to go to the sources of the news, to orient with reference to the contents of the faith, and also to offer specifically formative materials, which serve to continue to grow intellectually and spiritually.
- Omnes wants to be a reference for all types of readers ("all" is the meaning of the Latin word "Omnes"). Some will seek arguments and resources; others, believers or non-believers, will want to keep abreast of the life of the Church; there will be people properly "of the Church" who seek a means of ongoing formation, be they lay men and women, priests or religious men and women.
A fourth feature of Omnes in the United States appears in something that readers have been able to perceive from the first line: our medium is written in Spanish (although the website can be read in English through an automatic translation tool, and also in French, Polish, German, Italian and Portuguese). The reason is that our main audience is the Latino communities: we put in the hands of those in charge of Hispanic ministry, and of every Spanish speaker in the United States, an informative and formative tool to sustain and grow the faith of their roots.
Omnes uses the variety of channels possible in the digital world. The two main formats are the website www.omnesmag.comThe Omnes magazine is reserved for subscribers, and contains in-depth or specifically educational topics. They are accompanied by information and materials via Newsletter, podcast, WhatsApp and other social networks, Forums and meetings, etc.
Finally, we would like to emphasize that, if Omnes is for everyone, it should also advance with the contribution of all its readers. If now is the time to begin, the road will be traveled with the suggestions and proposals of the readers.
