Can humanity survive the digital age? Panel says it depends October 1, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, World News With increased smartphone use — an estimated 69 percent of the global population, who also consume social media on their devices — come questions of authentic versus artificial community.
Pope: ‘Never dialogue with the devil’ September 25, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Christians must acknowledge the reality of the devil acting around them and remain steadfast in resisting his temptations, Pope Francis said.
Moms urge Catholic parents to Wait Until 8th and delay children’s cellphone use September 21, 2024By Katie Zakrzewski OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, social media, World News, Youth Ministry As studies reveal the negative effects of smartphones on the health and well-being of elementary and middle schoolers, central Arkansas parents are taking a pledge to delay giving their children smartphones.
Hallow partners with Catholic universities to cultivate student prayer lives September 16, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, social media, World News This fall, as students return to college and university campuses, Hallow, the acclaimed prayer app, is working to help students build a vibrant faith life through forming partnerships with Catholic educational institutions across the country.
Are you a media apostle? September 10, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism, social media The push to constantly create can take its toll on a person and his or her relationships, both with others and with God.
Educators say special needs, developmental delayss on rise, blame screen time, pandemic August 22, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, social media, World News Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in youngsters with specific developmental disabilities and special needs.
Papal adviser, head of Microsoft talk ethics and AI in conversation on tech giant’s campus August 4, 2024By Helen McClenahan OSV News Filed Under: News, social media, World News Dozens of technologists and Catholics gathered at Microsoft in Redmond for a conversation about ethics in artificial intelligence between an “unlikely pair,” as they were introduced: a papal adviser and the head of Microsoft.
Senate passes major online child safety legislation, but future in House uncertain August 1, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, social media, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House.
A homily after Butler July 15, 2024By Deacon Greg Kandra OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence, social media I think this moment offers us a bold challenge — calling on us to examine how we live, how we talk, how we engage on social media.
Álvaro’s Way: One teen’s pilgrimage becomes an inspiration for many July 7, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, social media, World News That first pilgrimage started the ball rolling on social media, with thousands more following his account, “El Camino de Alvaro” (“Alvaro’s Way”) on X (formerly Twitter).
Vatican accuses former U.S. nuncio of schism, begins trial June 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Vatican, World News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has begun an extrajudicial penal trial to determine if Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, is guilty of schism, the archbishop said on social media.
Surgeon general’s social media warning for kids ‘one of many steps’ to be taken, say experts June 20, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, social media, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry A call by the U.S. surgeon general for health warning labels on social media marks “one of many steps that need to be taken” to reduce the digital environment’s risks to kids and youth, said one of the heads of a mental health campaign launched by the nation’s Catholic bishops.
