500,000 Hits and Counting
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:34 AM
Four days ago, during Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Communications Day, he encouraged young people to utilize the Internet to spread the Gospel message. In addition, the Vatican unveiled its Pope2You webpage, along with its iPhone and Facebook applications.
“When we find ourselves drawn towards other people, when we want to know more about them and make ourselves known to them, we are... READ MORE
Filed under facebook, internet, iphone, pope benedict xvi, youtube
Pope on Facebook
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:29 AM
Pope Benedict XVI is getting his own page on Facebook.
Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, discussed the papal Facebook plans in an interview with Britain’s Sky TV34 news station.
The Facebook initiative is as part of a new Vatican website, http://www.pope2you.net, that is scheduled to be launched May 24 on World Communications Day.
Called... READ MORE
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Facebook Fasting
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, February 23, 2009 4:55 PM
GetReligion.org posts the above video, along with a critique of an article published last week by The Wall Street Journal about giving up social networking for Lent.
The video is a reminder of how easily social networking can incline people towards self-obsession and triviality.
As for The Wall Street Journal article, here’s how it begins:
“They’re a little too old to give up potato... READ MORE
Filed under facebook, lent, social networking
The Church Faces Facebook
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, January 26, 2009 9:23 AM
Woman takes digital snapshot of the Pope Jan. 25. (CNS/Reuters)
The new media provide both promise and problems for human society in general and for the Church’s mission of evangelization of the world.
Pope Benedict XVI addressed both the positive and negative dimensions of new media technologies like Facebook in his Message for the 43rd World Day of Communications, released last Friday. Go here for a link to a Youtube video about the press conference at... READ MORE
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Facebook Quote of the Year
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:40 AM
I had my Facebook up on a screen while editing a Melinda Selmys column. I had just checked how many friends I had when I got to this part of her essay. Now, there’s a place for Facebook, in moderation, no doubt. But Selmys writes:
“The palliative consolation of a thousand Facebook friends is no panacea to the soul that craves for a single one before which the heart can openly reveal herself.... READ MORE
Filed under facebook, weekend commentary
Facebook-Friendly Cardinal
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:14 AM
Screenshot of Cardinal Sepe's Facebook page.
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples opened a Facebook site in November — and it now has nearly 5,000 friends.
Cardinal Sepe, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, recently explained his decision to open a Facebook site.
He said his presence on the social networking site has been “a nice adventure that has involved everyone.”
“Yes it... READ MORE
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