Vatican diplomat calls for international cooperation to bridge digital divide
October 19, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: A leading Vatican diplomat said that it is “vital to increase international cooperation, including capacity-building and technology transfer, in order to bridge the current digital divide.”
Addressing a UN committee meeting, Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said on October 12 that “2.2 billion people are still not connected to the internet, most of whom live in low and middle-income countries.”
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) adds another new dimension to this reality,” he continued. “While its potential to serve integral human development is considerable, so too are the risks of a new divide.”
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