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Catholics weigh in on Australia’s social media ban: ‘A void in our children’s spiritual lives’
Australian lawmakers recently passed a law — the first of its kind in the world — banning children under age... Read more
Social media health hazard? Attorneys general call for surgeon general’s warning
A bipartisan group of 42 state attorneys general recently called for the U.S. surgeon general to add a health warning... Read more
Laws to protect children from online exploitation passed by Senate
The bills, titled the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, passed the Senate... Read more
Vatican office deletes online poll showing negative response to Synod on Synodality
Posted Friday, the poll asked: “Do you believe that synodality as a path of conversion and reform can enhance the... Read more
Spouse’s OnlyFans account factors into marriage nullification case
A lawyer said the account was created before the marriage, was not disclosed by the wife to the husband, and... Read more
Popular Catholic influencer: ‘We need to use our social media platforms’
Sachin Jose reaches more than 148,000 people with the Catholic faith through his digital apostolate on X (formerly Twitter). Read more
5 tips for evangelizing on social media
Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do... Read more
House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok
The House has passed a bill that could ban the massively popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from being used... Read more
Canadian bishops praise those who witness on social media but warn ‘don’t be naive’
In a Jan. 24 pastoral letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops focused on social media and offered “commitments” to... Read more
Pope Francis: Return to God’s word rather than social media’s ‘violence of words’
Speaking of the “immense power” that the word of God can unleash in people’s lives, Pope Francis encouraged us to... Read more
Mexican diocese denounces hacking of several of its social media accounts
Different social media accounts related to the Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato were hacked and inappropriate... Read more
On heels of apostolic visitation, Bishop Strickland keeps up presence on social media
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, has continued his prolific tweeting amid the apostolic visitation ordered by Pope Francis. Read more
Congress must act against online child exploitation, U.S. bishops say
“Online child exploitation threatens the safety and well-being of our young people and destroys families and communities,” the bishops said... Read more
Vatican releases pastoral reflection on Christian engagement with social media
Topics covered include information overload, constant scrolling, not giving others one’s full attention, being an “influencer,” and more. Read more
Pope Francis tells ‘keyboard warriors’ to put aside online polemics to proclaim the Gospel
Speaking in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, the pope urged Christians to go out and “get moving” to share... Read more
Social media apostolate brings the beauty of Rome’s historic churches to Instagram
Jacob Stein is visiting a church in Rome each day of Lent this year. Read more
Celebrate the joy of the season with ‘The Great Big Christmas Show’
Join Father David Michael Moses and other Catholic social media personalities on Dec. 12 for this livestreamed Christmas variety show. Read more
French ‘influencer’ priest posts video parodies of Mass, apologies to those who ‘may have felt hurt’
A French “influencer” priest who was asked by the Vatican to help out with a survey for the Synod on... Read more
This American exorcist started a TikTok channel to help souls navigate ‘dangerous territory’
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti started a TikTok channel last month after noticing the social media platform was introducing kids to something... Read more
YouTube adds abortion info to Catholic, pro-life videos
The move means many YouTube videos about Pope Francis, Catholic teaching on abortion, and alternatives to abortion now include links... Read more
