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Vatican office to launch Pope smartphone app

Dec 5, 2012

The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, announced that his office is designing a... Read more

Greg Burke speaks to the media about the Pope's new Twitter account at a Dec. 3, 2012 press conference.

Pope Benedict will make Twitter debut with @pontifex

Dec 3, 2012

The Pope's Twitter account will be @pontifex and will start on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe,... Read more

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Teens equate virtual world with reality, study finds

Nov 27, 2012

A study carried out in Spain on the digital breach between adults and young people revealed that teens see the... Read more

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Jesus expressed the faith in small 'tweets,' cardinal says

Nov 14, 2012

A Vatican official urged Catholics to share the Gospel in a concise and eloquent way like Jesus, “who used only... Read more

CARA's Bishops and Bloggers panel. (L-R) Bishop Christopher Coyne of Indianapolis, Rocco Palmo, Mary DeTurris Poust and Terry Mattingly.

Bloggers see opportunity in social media for Catholic Church

Nov 12, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

The rapidly developing world of social media provides new and critically important venues for Church leaders to reach out and... Read more

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Plans emerge for Pope's personal Twitter account

Nov 9, 2012

Just after holding the synod on the New Evangelization, Vatican officials say that Pope Benedict XVI will start his own... Read more

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Pope to examine social networks as portals of faith

Oct 2, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI will release a message in January 2013 that will examine the promise of social networks like Facebook... Read more

Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City.

Bishops consider revamping their communications model

Jun 15, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City encouraged his fellow bishops to make use of new communications methods in... Read more

Cardinal Dolan's arrival on Twitter draws thousands

May 17, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York debuted on Twitter last week, adapting his engaging, humorous style to the popular microblogging... Read more

A scene from “The Journey of Jesus: The Calling.”

First video game about Jesus launches on Facebook

May 16, 2012

On the heels of its widely-popular “The Journey of Moses” Facebook game, Lightside Games is venturing into historic territory by... Read more