Social media Archives

Meet the man who helped build the pope’s brand on Twitter

Interviews
September 21, 2017

Spanish Catholic layman Gustavo Entrala, who created a successful digital marketing company and who’s advised both Popes Benedict XVI and Francis about their use of Twitter, says that Francis has the most “consistent” and attractive brand among major world leaders today, in part because he’s seen to embody his own message.

In talk at Facebook headquarters, Bishop Barron tackles how to debate religion

Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
September 20, 2017

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron gave an address on “How to have a religious argument” at the headquarters of internet giant Facebook. Barron said authentic faith is not opposed to reason; it does not accept simply anything on the basis of no evidence. “The privatization of religion is precisely what makes real argument about religion impossible,” he said.

Why this bishop thinks memes may just be the tool for evangelization today

Catholic News Agency, Global Church
September 15, 2017

Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, says whether in art, online culture, or political discussion, Christians should be giving an example of how to evangelize and to speak to the challenges society faces today. “You need the contemporary expression of Christian faith.”

Advice for baby bishops school: Get out to lunch and dinner!

Interviews
September 9, 2017

Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, Australia, took part in the Vatican’s “baby bishops’ school” last year, and he’s got some “nutty” advice for this year’s class: “Make sure you organize a few lunches and dinners along the way. Make sure you make time to get to know some of those bishops in a more intimate setting. Build friendships there.”

Why YouTube needs Catholics

Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
August 13, 2017

“The explosion of streaming video, especially through our phones, means that people are open to the possibilities of what a video can show them. Like any media, streaming videos can be baptized and used to glorify God. Let’s not waste our time!” Steven Lewis, of ‘Steve the Missionary Channel’ on Youtube, said about the idea of a Catholic YouTube.

Pope Francis ahead of Drake, behind Bill Gates in Twitter sweepstakes

Vatican
August 6, 2017

As of Sunday, Aug. 6, Pope Francis crossed the twelve-million mark for his Twitter following in English, and has over 36 million followers combined for nine accounts in different languages. That makes him both the most followed world leader and religious leader, though he’s only in the top thirty on the social media platform overall.