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The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is pleased to announce that you can be one of the first to know the name of the next Archbishop of Saint Louis, when he is announced!

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Tags: Catholic media, communication, evangelization, text messaging

New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship

Pope Asks Young Catholics to Use Technology to Share Their Faith

The theme for the 2009 World Communications Day, which will be celebrated May 24 in most dioceses, is “New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.”

Releasing the message—which included e-mailing it directly to 100,000 young Catholics around the world and asking them to forward it or post it on their Web sites—the Vatican also announced that it would take a further step into the digital age by making video of the pope available on YouTube, a video-sharing Web site.

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Tags: Catholic media, communication, evangelization

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for Us!

On joyfully celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of America to whom the Digital Network of the Church in Latin America (RIIAL) continually renews its consecration, I wish to send a fraternal and sincere greeting to all the men and women who serve the Church with the charism of communication. . . . — Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

The archbishop’s message to Catholic media professionals, excerpted above, is posted in its entirety on the Zenit website.

Tags: Archbishop Celli, Catholic media, Guadalupe, new media