Wisdom Calls – Sharing the Mission of Religious Sisters to the World
This special programme offers religious sisters from various congregations around the world an opportunity and a platform to share their mission and story to a larger and more secular audience. The programme will assist sisters in finding their voice and learning how to tell their story in a way that will be able to reach further, to touch more hearts in the current digital environment and to reach out to the new generations. The Programme will be held simultaneously across three continents in Asia, Africa and South America.
In Asia, SIGNIS will hold a 2-day workshop for Asia religious sisters which will feature expert storytellers as guest speakers, designed to benefit religious sisters who are looking for a platform to share their mission and story to the world.
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Wisdom Calls
Sharing the Mission to the World – Asia Workshop
Date: Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May 2026
Note: Participants need to arrive on Thursday 7th May.
Venue: FABC, Bangkok, Thailand
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC)
FABC Secretariat
St. Louis Hospital Compound 2/F, (TTB) Katanchalee Bldg. 17, South Sathorn Rd., Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
About the Programme
The core of the initiative is to build support for religious women’s communication efforts in three continents (Africa, Asia, and Latin America), initially by gathering religious women and other Catholic communication professionals. These gatherings are designed not only to facilitate structured discussions around communication challenges, but also to encourage informal networking among participants. By creating both digital and physical spaces for dialogue and collaboration, the project hopes to build a bridge between religious sisters and Catholic media professionals.
Objectives of the Programme
- Build Communication Capacity and Networks together with and of religious sisters – connect religious sisters with Catholic communication professionals to enhance collaborative opportunities.
- Foster Collaboration – create sustainable networks between religious sisters and Catholic communication professionals.
- Document Best Practices – identify and share innovative, community-centered communication solutions with religious communities and SIGNIS members.
- Strengthen Global Dialogue – contribute insights to the SIGNIS World Congress (August 3-8, 2026) in Kigali, Rwanda.
- Empower Local Voices – ensure community-specific needs shape communication strategies and solutions.
Goal
To cultivate long-term, mutually supportive relationships between the sisters and professional Catholic communicators.
The project is to be presented at the SIGNIS World Congress 2026, offering global visibility and integration into broader Church communication efforts. Participants will receive the project’s successes and lessons learned, and be encouraged to create similar collaborations with religious sisters in their regions.
Religious sisters in Asia may indicate their interest for selection to attend by email by 6 April 2026: signisasia.region@gmail.com
Organised by SIGNIS World
Programme Schedule
Arrival of participants is on Thursday 7th May 2026, with Dinner at 6.30pm.
The Programme begins on Friday 8th May with an Introduction Session at 8.30am, and ends on Sunday 10th May with a Closing Session at 8.00am followed by Mass.
DAY 1
(Friday 8th May)
Introduction Session, 8.30am: Background on Wisdom Calls project; Guidelines on Wisdom Calls Project and the Road to Rwanda at the SIGNIS World Congress in Africa
Session 1: Group Dynamics
Session 2: ‘Solutions Journalism‘
Session 3: ‘Pitching a documentary to streaming platforms‘
Session 4: (Presentation) ‘What do mainstream media and streaming platforms look for in storytelling across borders
Working Session: Current Individual or Collaborative projects by the sisters
DAY 2
(Saturday 9th May)
Session 5, 8.30am: ‘How does the media tell a story/stories‘
Group Session: Group exercise: Developing story ideas further; Concept improvement and areas for possible collaboration
Working Session: Sisters recreate their presentations to reflect new story and production ideas from Group Session
Session 6: (Final presentation) Individual stories and cross border stories, features and documentaries; Presentations by participating religious congregations; Open question and answer time following each presentation.
Review Session: Debrief
DAY 3
(Sunday 10th May)
Closing Session, 8.00am: Looking Ahead and the next step
Mass
end
About the Programme | Programme Schedule | About the Venue
About the Venue
Venue: FABC, Bangkok, Thailand
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC)
FABC Secretariat
St. Louis Hospital Compound 2/F, (TTB) Katanchalee Bldg. 17, South Sathorn Rd., Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Website: https://fabc.org/
About the Programme | Programme Schedule | About the Venue
About SIGNIS:
SIGNIS is the ‘World Catholic Association for Communication’, recognised by the Vatican and canonically constituted under the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. Globally, SIGNIS brings together media professionals who are engaged in digital media, radio, TV, cinema, journalism and media education from over 100 countries. The administrative headquarters of SIGNIS, the General Secretariat, is in Rome. SIGNIS members are national associations grouped by regions of the world in Africa, Latin America, North America, Pacific, Asia and Europe, and a group of international organisations.
SIGNIS WORLDWIDE | www.signis.world
SIGNIS ASIA | www.signisasia.net
Asia workshop email | signisasia.region@gmail.com
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