Skip to content

How Catholics Should Use Social Media: A Pastoral Reflection from the Vatican

Join us as we explore the Vatican’s recent pastoral reflection on social media and discover important guidelines for Catholics engaging with the digital world. With the Holy See’s significant reach across platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, the Vatican’s Communications Department provides valuable insights for navigating the pitfalls of social media. From the digital divide to the challenges of fake news and the echo-chamber phenomenon, we’ll delve into these issues and more. The Vatican reminds us to be wise stewards of our time and to prioritize real-life experiences and relationships. However, this document is not a condemnation of everything digital; it encourages us to use social media as encounters of love, help, and support, inspired by the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Let’s explore how the world wide web can be a tool for reaching people for Christ. Don’t miss this insightful discussion on how Catholics can navigate the digital realm with compassion and purpose.

Receive the most important news from EWTN Vatican via WhatsApp. It has become increasingly difficult to see Catholic news on social media. Subscribe to our free channel today

Share

Would you like to receive the latest updates on the Pope and the Vatican

Receive articles and updates from our EWTN Newsletter.

More news related to this article

Pope Francis: The Eucharist can fill ‘the wounds and voids produced by sin’

Jesus’ healing presence in the Eucharist can “fill with tenderness” the voids and wounds produced by sin in

Preparing for the 750th Anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Death

Commemorating the 750th Anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas: Father Serge-Thomas Bonino reflects on the Angelic Doctor's life and 'living Thomism,' and students at the Angelicum honor his rational approach to faith and enduring theological legacy

Pope Francis Prays For Victims Of Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse

Pope Francis on Thursday offered prayers for the victims of a deadly nightclub collapse in the Dominican Republic that killed at least 200 people.

St. Pius X’s rebuke of ‘modernism’ rings true today, scholar says

The Catholic Church celebrated the feast of St. Pius X on Aug. 21 — an influential pope at the turn of the 20th century whose warnings about the heresy of “modernism” help shine light on the deterioration of faith in the West today.

Pope Francis tells young people ‘learn how to listen’ in video published after death

In a video message published after his death, but recorded in January, Pope Francis encouraged young people to work on listening well to others.

Religious sister tells how she discovered her vocation at a WYD thanks to Benedict XVI

Speaking from World Youth Day in Lisbon, the “City of Joy,” a Iesu Communio (Communion in Jesus) sister

LIVE
FROM THE VATICAN

Be present live on EWTNit