This year, World Communications Day which occurred on May 17, fell between the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family and 2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family which will take place October 4-25. For that reason, Pope Francis chose to focus his 2015 World Communications Day Message on the essential role of the family in communications.
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Pope Francis Continues to be Popular on Twitter
In a Google Hangout in February, Pope Francis admitted to children with disabilities and special needs in Brazil, India, Spain and the United States: “”I am old-fashioned when it comes to computers. I’m a dinosaur. I don’t know how to work a computer. What a pity, huh?”
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2014 World Communications Day: Encounter and Solidarity
Sunday, June 1, was World Communications Day. In his message for the day (published in January, 2014), Pope Francis focused on the possibilities that the Internet provides for encounter and solidarity. One of the popular quotes from his message is that the “Internet….is a gift from God.”
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The Web Is 25 Years Old!
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the World Wide Web. When we look at how much a part of our lives it is and how it has impacted our world so dramatically, it seems much older, at least to me.
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Pope Francis: The Internet “Something Truly good, a Gift from God.”
On January 24, the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ 2014 message for World Communications Day which occurs on June 1. This year’s message is entitled Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter. In this message Pope Francis applies one of his most common themes to the Internet and social media: the importance of engaging the person by listening and seeking to…
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Diocesan Technology Day–A Sign of Hope
Congratulations to the Diocese of Youngstown for their day-long conference focused on Technology for the New Evangelization. The event took place on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 at St. Michael Family Life Center in Canfield, Ohio. It was co-sponsored by the Diocese of Youngstown IT Department, Office of Religious Education, Council for Catechesis and Our Sunday Visitor Offertory Solutions. Bishop George Murry, the Bishop of Youngstown,…