The Association of Franciscan Families of India (AFFI) organized a national training for priests and nuns for effective evangelization through social media at St Fidelis College, Lucknow. As many as 72 members of AFFI along with secretaries of other religious congregation attended the Dec. 1-4 intensive hands-on training on “Social Media and Communications,” said Capuchin Father Nithiya Sagayam, national co-ordinator of AFFI and organizer. Explaining the rationale of the seminar, Father Saga-yam said that the AFFI through its nationwide network of 50,000 members working in various fields through 125 provinces is involved in the socio-economic and cultural uplift of people. The secretaries, administrators and executives of these provinces and institutions are aware of these by their network.

The Religious in India offer their might towards the nation-building through committed apostolate of education, health care and social uplift of the poor and the marginalized. But keeping up with their simplicity and unassuming character by avoiding advertisement, popularity and seeking name and fame, their activities are not known to the world at large, said the priest.