Our adventure in the media began in 1873 with the founding of Le Pèlerin, and the birth of La Bonne Presse. By adapting to changing needs over the years, and to our deployment on five continents, our commitment to the media will never cease to reinvent itself. It will open up to different technologies and take us far beyond the framework of a French Catholic press group.
This will notably lead to :
“Within religious families, the Assumption stands out for its direct responsibility and involvement in the media: Bayard, but also Radio Moto and Moto TV (North Kivu), the publications of our shrines in the Andean Province, etc. Its responsibility is then to put these means of communication at the service of unity, truth and charity, signs of the coming of the Reign of God, through education and human and spiritual formation.”
34th General Chapter, n°145
Bayard, a pioneering work in this field
one of our mobilizing works
Bayard-France; Bayard-United States; Bayard Canada; Bayard-Asia; Bayard-Africa
Bayard was originally a French press company founded in 1873 by the Augustinians of the Assumption. Today, Bayard’s international activities include Press (dailies, magazines, youth); Publishing; Audio (podcasts, radio, music); Audio-visual; Applications and platforms; Media services; Events; Pilgrimages. The main focuses are news(La Croix, Le Pèlerin), youth(Pomme d’Api, J’aime lire, Astrapi, Okapi, Phosphore, Je bouquine , …), adults and seniors(Notre temps…), religiouspublications (Prions en Église, BIPEL)… Among the group’s various titles, Assumptionists are involved in management, La Croix, Pèlerin, Prions en Église, publishing, audio…
Key figures: Founded in 1873; 36 million readers and 2.5 million subscribers / 120 press titles, including 70 in France (Bayard, Milan) / 4,500 books in the catalog, more than 800 new releases per year / More than 20 million podcasts listened to and 400 audio books…
But also Radio Moto in Congo RDC
community radio for peace
Listen to Radio-Moto Butembo-Beni live:
- Quelques jours après avoir été la cible d’une agression par un groupe de jeunes dans…
- Des présumés rebelles de l’Allied democratic forces (ADF) ont signé leur incursion dans le village…
- Le recyclage sur le nouveau code de la route organisé à l’intention du premier groupe…
- L’inauguration d’un laboratoire moderne au centre hospitalier Maghombi situé en cellule Vukonderya, au quartier Kamesi-Mbonzo,…
“This “digital world”, which is growing up before our very eyes and making its mark on our lives, calls for a compelling and difficult task of inculturation on the part of Christians: we need to develop the languages, symbols and codes that will enable us to express the faith in this digital culture and bear witness to it to the humanity that is imbued with it. This urgency calls for “a creative and constructive approach” that fosters a “culture of good neighborliness” (Dicastery for Communication, Towards Full Presence, May 2023).”
34th General Chapter n°143