“How many are leaving? The short answer is: a lot,” the bishop said, noting the sobering statistic he said many in the room probably were aware of — that 50% of Catholics 30 years old and younger have left the church.
Catholic Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron says
Papal document addresses challenges of evangelizing in the digital age
“Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”) contains the pope’s reflections on the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment.
Social media and fostering authentic community
Social media and social network communities aren’t inherently good or bad. It depends on how we use them.
With immediacy comes responsibility in the 24/7 social media world
Too many social media users accept — and offer their opinions about — what’s put out for wandering eyes to see without critical assessment, say experts from across several academic disciplines.
After initial outrage, claims of racism, clearer details of exchange emerge
An exchange between Catholic high school students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington Jan. 18 was vilified on social media the following day, but the immediate accusations the students showed racist behavior have been stepped back as more details of the entire situation have emerged.
Newspaper to adopt magazine format starting in January
The diocese is embarking on a new chapter of communications ministry: The Visitor will transition to a magazine format.
Breaking up with your phone
Social-media apps purport to connect us with others but actually they can impair and isolate us.
On Twitter and other social media, church ‘called to be salt and light’
Pope Francis has said that shepherds “should have the smell of the sheep.” For some bishops and their dioceses, that means going on Twitter.