Members of the African Synodal Digital Youth Influencers who graduated recently from the African Digital Faith Influencers Formation program of the Pan African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) were told to “brace for the challenges that lie ahead of [them] in the digital peripheries [they] seek to evangelise.” In his keynote address at the Read more
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Bishops to African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead’
Thursday, September 26th, 2024Modern missionaries urged to embrace internet
Monday, February 26th, 2024
Modern-day missionaries are being urged to embrace the internet as a crucial mission frontier for engaging with the modern world. People aren’t flocking to churches, but they are on their devices. And that’s where the message needs to be delivered, José Manuel De Urquidi told NCR Vatican correspondent Christopher White. Urquidi is the founder of Read more
God is trending
Monday, October 9th, 2023Kyle Winkler, co-creator of an Instagram meme account called “I Need God In Every Moment Of My Life,” says that Catholicism and Christianity are gaining interest from unexpected sources. He believes the pattern is partly a reaction against the stigma toward religion in older generations, with gen Z now able to customise their belief systems Read more
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
Pope Francis has told Catholic youth not to be afraid to make mistakes when on mission. He made the comment last weekend when speaking to the young people gathered for the “Hechos 29” youth conference in Mexico. “I never tire of repeating that I prefer a church that is wounded because it goes out to Read more