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New Desecration Video

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 8:56 AM

YouTube apparently just doesn’t get it, when it comes to allowing the posting of videos of the desecration of the Blessed Sacrament.

The popular video-sharing site has restrictions against the posting of material that is regarded as offensive, but the America Needs Fatima organization said in a June 1 press release that YouTube has again allowed the posting of a Eucharistic desecration... READ MORE


 

500,000 Hits and Counting

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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


 

Vatican Video Reminder

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:10 PM

This video is posted on the Vatican’s website, regarding the announcement of a conference next month in Rome examining recent developments in the field of biology, from the perspectives of both faith and science.

The Daily Blog is posted it for two reasons: One, because the upcoming conference is worth noting.

And two, as a reminder that the Vatican’s new YouTube gateway site, located here,... READ MORE


 

Super Bowl Pro-Life Ad?

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:13 PM

This CatholicVote.org video, first posted on the Internet Jan. 19 to coincide with Barack Obama’s inauguration, has become a YouTube sensation.

We featured it ourselves in a pre-Inauguration Day blog entry.

And now, its backers hope to reach an even bigger audience by running the pro-life ad during NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast this Sunday.

Brian Burch is the president of the Fidelis Center... READ MORE


 

Vatican Unveils ‘PopeTube’

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Friday, January 23, 2009 10:20 AM

Sreenshot of the Vatican YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/vatican.

As promised on Tuesday, the Daily Blog is providing more information on the Vatican’s new Youtube channel.

Go here to access the channel’s main page on the Internet.

We strongly recommend you bookmark the link too, as the page serves as a “one-stop shopping site” for accessing everything Vatican-related on the Net. It has prominent buttons at the top left linking to Vatican radio and... READ MORE


 

Coming Friday: ‘PopeTube’

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:51 AM

The Vatican is about to get a new and dramatically enhanced online presence, featuring its own YouTube channel.

Along with a channel to post videos of Pope Benedict XVI’s appearances and of other significant Church events, the new initiative will also feature enhanced search resources on Google. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google.

Catholic News Service’s blog reported yesterday that the new... READ MORE


 

YouTube’s Pluses and Minuses

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:20 PM

YouTube has reposted videos of Eucharistic desecrations, according to a Catholic group that has organized a protest.

A Daily Blog update of last week’s second entry about the offensive videos can be viewed here.

But as Time magazine recently noted on its website, YouTube also provides tremendous opportunities for evangelization.

“But the video-sharing site is also being used by a wildly... READ MORE


 

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