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New Pope, new teachings, every Wednesday
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
The digital revolution means an event that may occur three or four times in a lifetime, now happens every Wednesday, on Facebook. Once a week, in a game called “Vatican Wars”, an impassioned struggle occurs on Facebook whereby a new pope is selected who can change or reaffirm the Church’s long established teaching. Papal electors Read more
Facebook allows unborn children in family
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Facebook is letting expectant parents add their unborn children to their personal profiles. Among the regular family options the profile now allows the option “Expected: Child” and can even add a name and the expected date of birth. A Facebook spokesperson said, “Facebook started providing the option to add an ‘Expected: Child’ as a way Read more
“Don’t preach” says Facebook Monk
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Popular Facebook identity, Franciscan Brother, John Mary Ignatius recommends not using Facebook to evangelise in the traditional sense of the word, making religious announcements and proclamations to the masses. Br Ignatius, the Facebook Monk, has more than 3,500 friends on Facebook and he says that making religious announcement and proclamations to the masses as “offensive”. Read more
Stay at home and experience WYD 2011
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
The American Catholic bishops have created a virtual WYD pilgrimage experience, launching a Website and Facebook page to help those staying at home participate in World Youth Day 2011. On the website, users can create an avatar and use it to participate in the “pilgrimage” coinciding with the August 16-21 worldwide youth gathering. A Google map Read more
First ever interactive Facebook church service
Friday, May 6th, 2011
St Pixels, an online 3D church is hosting the first interactive church service on Facebook. “Love it or hate it, Facebook is where people are in 2011,” said St Pixels pioneer Mark Howe in a statement. “If the Gospel is for today’s connected culture, it has to find a distinctive but culturally-appropriate place within social Read more
Bible takes over from Bieber on Facebook
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The Bible, this week, has taken over Facebook’s top spot from Internet pop sensation, Justin Bieber. In doing so, the best-selling book in history, also surpasses the likes of the Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid football clubs, Lady Gaga and the President of the United States, Barack Obama. With Easter and the Passover Read more
Youth leaders use Facebook to evangelise teens and young adults
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
For several youth leaders throughout the Diocese of Phoenix, social media sites are no longer a place to share what’s on their mind. Instead, Facebook, Twitter and even blogs have become a primary tool for youth leaders to evangelise and connect more effectively with teens and young adults. The sites not only provide instantaneous and Read more
Is Facebook killing Churches?
Friday, March 25th, 2011Richard Beck recently set the religion blogosphere atwitter with a post entitled, “How Facebook Killed the Church.” Beck argues that rather than replacing face-to-face relationships with so many digital doppelgangers, “Facebook tends to reflect our social world,” extending and enriching established friendships rather than, by and large, inviting the development of new ones that take Read more