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A 'Buzzfeed' you can believe in – ChurchPOP marks one remarkable year
Marking the first birthday of ChurchPOP, a site for shareable Christian fun and inspiration, founder and editor Brantly Millegan said... Read more
Don't let 'Faithful America' group silence Catholics, critic warns
Internet activism sites like Faithful America, which has targeted Catholic bishops and other institutions in social media campaigns, show the... Read more
Faith on Facebook? Author stresses need for 'digital missionaries'
Catholic presence in social media is critical in reaching out to those who are lost or distanced from the Church,... Read more
Benedict XVI poses for first selfies
The first “selfie” of retired pontiff Benedict XVI is making the rounds on social networks. Read more
Media summit in Philippines hopes to bolster personal encounter
The Filipino bishops' annual conference on social media, being held this month, will aim at promoting authentic encounters and at... Read more
Church can learn social media tips from Jesus, archbishop says
If Christianity could be contained in one tweet, it might read: God creates man, man sins against God, God sends... Read more
Expert says social media changes are evangelization opportunity
The internet and social media have caused major changes in human communication, but also create a “tremendous opportunity” for evangelization,... Read more
St. Therese devotees to launch Little Way social media campaign
Not long before he resigned, Pope Benedict XVI had written several times about the need for evangelization of the rapidly... Read more
Catholic social media summit stresses evangelization
A youth symposium on social media in the Philippines highlighted the call of the new evangelization to explore digital means... Read more
Pope reaches 10 million followers on Twitter
Pope Francis has passed 10 million followers across nine different language accounts on the popular social media network Twitter, where... Read more
Rediscover beauty in communication, Pope tells experts
Pope Francis spoke to Church officials and social communications experts from around the world, encouraging them to focus on leading... Read more
Philosopher lauds Pope's thriving Latin Twitter account
With media outlets taking notice of the unexpected success of the Pope's tweets in Latin, a scholar conversant in the... Read more
Vatican official urges use of technology to proclaim Gospel
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, encouraged Catholics to make bold use of... Read more
Pope app tops iTunes charts
A Vatican-sponsored news application for smart phones known as “The Pope App” has risen to the top of the charts... Read more
Author cheers Pope's 'flurry' of social media outreach
A Catholic author and blogger says Pope Benedict's use of social networking has given the Church an example of how... Read more
Pope focuses on best way to use social media
Pope Benedict XVI has asked people to use social networking sites "responsibly" and "with respect," given the growing number of... Read more
New journalism program launched amid Pope's Twitter success
A pontifical university in Rome is launching a new digital journalism program on Feb. 14 as widespread response to Pope... Read more
Pope emphasizes education of youth in response to social fractures
As young people become more concerned with quick professional success and rely on social networks as a replacement for community,... Read more
In first tweet, Pope blesses his million-plus followers
Pope Benedict XVI made his debut on Twitter today, sending out a greeting and a blessing as his first tweet... Read more
Pope expected to have 1 million Twitter followers by launch
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications is expecting one million total followers in eight languages when Pope Benedict issues his... Read more
