Pope Francis’ @Pontifex Twitter accounts reached more than 40 million followers just a few months before the fifth anniversary of when Pope Benedict XVI launched the initiative.
Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram
Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse
Representatives from Facebook — the largest social media site in the world — and Microsoft — the world’s biggest software company — called for increased cooperation among businesses, governments and law enforcement to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse and bring perpetrators to justice.
Pope meets with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Continuing his dialogue with leaders in the world of social media and technology, Pope Francis met with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Pilgrims to take sharpened social media strategies to World Youth Day
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) — Low-cost video messaging carried across increasingly video-friendly social media platforms will define this year’s World Youth Day experience, said several […]
Tell us about your special rosary
THE ROSARY. Almost everyone has one, and there is usually a memory or story behind it. Some have been handed down for generations, some were special […]
Video messages of pope’s prayer intentions will hit social media
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will deliver his monthly prayer intentions on video over social media as part of a Jesuit-run global prayer network. The […]