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
The Vatican is inviting all bloggers to come to Rome, opening a channel for dialogue between them and Church representatives. Vatican Radio outlines the purpose of the meeting to listen to the experiences of those who are actively involved in this arena, to achieve a greater understanding of the needs of that community, to allow Read more
A Jesuit priest has called for the establishment of a General Ecumenical Council to bring all Christian Churches together, and eventually all religions, in order to face together the challenge of the secularisation of society. Fr Michael MacGreil told the Irish Catholic that with the current state of religion in the world and the advance of Read more
Religion has always been one of those domains where people are inherently social. Just as people discuss the happenings of the day in their local bar or pub, worshippers socialize in their temple of choice, using religious philosophies as a framework for their views. Prior to the social network bug that recently plagued the entire Read more
Richard 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
A secret ingredient to good communication is listening, and new media is making it much easier, so says Vatican official Msgr. Paul Tighe. Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said the key to using new media successfully is in “building relationships; it’s not just about transferring information.” “Good communication begins with listening, Read more
A Chinese woman has been sentenced to one year of “re-education” in a Chinese labor camp for sending a single tweet.