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Vatican launches sign language YouTube channel to build inclusivity
- Apr 7, 2021
The Vatican over the weekend launched a new Sign Language service on its YouTube account, and plans are being made to develop other technological tools that would help the disabled more easily access papal content.

By Elise Ann Allen
Virtual closeness, real community: Pope’s ministry flourished online
- Mar 28, 2021
Pope Francis, his liturgy office and his communications team made very deliberate decisions over the past year with the goal of letting people experience how close the pope was to them in their isolation and suffering.

By Cindy Wooden
Catholic publication’s Twitter account locked over tweet about Biden nominee
- Jan 30, 2021
The editors at a Catholic publication said they are uncertain why an automated social media post was deemed hateful and led their Twitter account to be locked.

By Catholic News Service

Verify before sharing ‘news,’ pope says in Communications Day message
- Jan 23, 2021
In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said.

By Cindy Wooden

In pandemic, Catholic churches turned to technology, creativity, faith
- Dec 5, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic upended normal activities and routines across the United States, Catholic parishes, schools and organizations had to quickly, and continuously, find ways to adapt.

By Carol Zimmermann
English church continues protection efforts; U.K. orders school closed
- Nov 30, 2020
Priests must never “friend” children or vulnerable adults on Facebook or other forms of social media, the bishops of England and Wales said.

By Simon Caldwell
Sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day set for Dec. 1
- Nov 29, 2020
The sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day, which will benefit nearly 2,500 Catholic organizations in the United States, takes place Dec. 1 this year.

By Catholic News Service
Youngest children’s use of screens keeps rising; is there any limit?
- Nov 29, 2020
Common Sense Media’s recurring survey of screen usage by our youngest children was issued Nov. 16.

By Mark Pattison