The Aim

1. The SPICS is a social communications' centre of research and study at the service of the religious Congregations and Secular lnstitutes founded by Fr Alberione. lts aim is to guarantee members:

• a competency in the apostolic use of the media;

• theological research that takes into account
  he language of social communications;

• an in-depth study of Fr Alberione's charism.

2. Furthermore, the SPICS is at the service of those in the Church who are concerned with evangelization using the means of social communications. Thus bishops, priests, men and women religious, lay persons are able:

• to acquire a personal education and media mentality;

• to receive training in view of catechizing and animating
  education centres through the use of these media;

• to become aware of the importance of evangelizing
  with the mass media;

• to be alert to the ethical and pastoral problems linked
  to the mass media.

3. Finally, the SPICS is a research centre open to all those who have made the mass media their field of study and activity.
The centre:

• organizes training courses in the field of mass media;

• promotes meetings among specialists by organizing
  displays, conferences and seminars;

• collaborates with other lnstitutes and Universities
  which specialize in the area of social communications.