Communicating with Care

A Theological Approach to Human Vulnerability in Times of Crisis

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https://doi.org/10.15448/0103-314X.2025.1.48658

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Theology, Communication, Ethics, Care, Human Dignity

Abstract

In the face of a society marked by indifference, invisible suffering, and the logic of efficiency, care has been increasingly understood not as a secondary practice, but as a relational, spiritual, and prophetic path. Based on an exploratory theoretical and interdisciplinary approach, authors such as Boff (1999) and Tronto (1993), along with the magisterium of Pope Francis, are brought into dialogue to articulate elements that allow for the establishment of a hermeneutic to understand how communication that listens, welcomes, sustains, and generates meaning is capable of building and restoring bonds, as well as promoting dignity. This is a reflective proposal on the ethics and practice of care as a theological foundation of communication.

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Vanessa Mirapalheta Oliveira, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Master's student in Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

Rosangela Florczak de Oliveira, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Doctorate in Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Specialization in Sociology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Specialization in Theories and Practices of Teaching from the Higher School of Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Bachelor's degree in Social Communication – Journalism from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil. Dean of the School of Communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she works in the Postgraduate Programs in Communication and in Theology.

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2025-11-19

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Mirapalheta Oliveira, V., & Florczak de Oliveira, R. (2025). Communicating with Care: A Theological Approach to Human Vulnerability in Times of Crisis. Teocomunicação, 55(1), e48658. https://doi.org/10.15448/0103-314X.2025.1.48658

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Vol. 55 No. 1 (2025): Biblical Themes / Pastoral Themes

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Dossiê - Temas de Pastoral

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