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The article presents the analysis of Pope Benedict XVI’s teaching about the most important responsibilities of media. The research was carried out on the basis of the Pope’s messages for the World Social Media Day in the years 2006–2013. The analysis was conducted in the context of media-related literature. It discusses the responsibilities of social communication means which have been identified as a response to contemporary social phenomena related to the media age. The thesis is a summary of the Pope’s teaching in the period mentioned above in the field of media studies.