The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:28:31 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Catholic World Report Twitter account locked over tweet about Biden nominee /home/international/item/32663-catholic-world-report-twitter-account-locked-over-tweet-about-biden-nominee /home/international/item/32663-catholic-world-report-twitter-account-locked-over-tweet-about-biden-nominee

SAN FRANCISCO -- The editors at a Catholic publication said they are uncertain why an automated social media post was deemed hateful and led their Twitter account to be locked.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:14:27 -0500
Liberal MP slammed for ‘anti-Catholic’ tweet /item/32630-liberal-mp-slammed-for-anti-catholic-tweet /item/32630-liberal-mp-slammed-for-anti-catholic-tweet

OTTAWA -- A “cheap shot” tweet directed at Catholics by a Liberal MP has been slammed as “anti-Catholic” by Conservative Garnett Genuis and the Catholic Civil Rights League.

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Canada Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:10:00 -0500
Papal tweet of support for 'Saints' goes viral /home/international/item/30465-papal-tweet-of-support-for-saints-goes-viral /home/international/item/30465-papal-tweet-of-support-for-saints-goes-viral

VATICAN CITY -- A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church's newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints' football team.

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International Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:04:51 -0400
Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram /home/international/item/26164-pope-tops-40-million-twitter-followers-5-million-on-instagram /home/international/item/26164-pope-tops-40-million-twitter-followers-5-million-on-instagram VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' Twitter accounts reached more than 40 million followers just a few months before the fifth anniversary of when Pope Benedict XVI launched the initiative.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:30:43 -0400 SaskapriestƵapp ministry finds online audience /features/call-to-service/item/26099-saskapriest-s-ministry-finds-online-audience /features/call-to-service/item/26099-saskapriest-s-ministry-finds-online-audience

Fr. Darryl Millette is one social media savvy priest. He podcasts his homilies, has over 3,000 followers on Twitter and extends his ministry through a cleverly named blog — Saskapriest.

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mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 01 Oct 2017 08:24:36 -0400
Memories find a place in boardƵapp #MyCatholicEducation Twitter campaign /features/item/25013-memories-find-a-place-in-board-s-mycatholiceducation-twitter-campaign /features/item/25013-memories-find-a-place-in-board-s-mycatholiceducation-twitter-campaign

Sharing school memories — 140 characters at a time — has proven to be great way to celebrate Catholic Education Week for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 28 Apr 2017 08:20:00 -0400
Falwell criticizes Pope Francis on Twitter for being partisan /home/international/item/23604-falwell-critiques-pope-francis-on-twitter-for-being-partisan /home/international/item/23604-falwell-critiques-pope-francis-on-twitter-for-being-partisan

The alliance between Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants on a range of issues dear to social conservatives has been one of the biggest storylines in religion and politics in recent decades.

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rns@catholicregister.org (Religion News Service) International Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:30:00 -0500
Promoting Catholic education 140 characters at a time /features/item/22194-promoting-catholic-education-140-characters-at-a-time /features/item/22194-promoting-catholic-education-140-characters-at-a-time

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is celebrating Catholic Education Week in 140 characters or less.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:00:18 -0400
Ex-Vatican PR consultant loves Trump even if Pope Francis doesn’t /home/international/item/22158-ex-vatican-pr-consultant-loves-trump-even-if-pope-francis-doesn-t /home/international/item/22158-ex-vatican-pr-consultant-loves-trump-even-if-pope-francis-doesn-t

ROME – ItƵapp hard to see how Francesca Chaouqui could find herself any more at odds with Pope Francis than she already is, given that the Italian PR consultant is on trial in the Vatican for leaking sensitive documents that made the pontiffƵapp reform efforts look bad.

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International Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:46:18 -0400
Learning from my temptations /item/21920-learning-from-my-temptations /item/21920-learning-from-my-temptations

During Lent, we are all like Jesus, starving in the desert and being asked to turn stone into bread. But we must choose each and every time to say no. Even in the “Our Father” we ask God to “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” But why must we face temptations during Lent and how do they shape us?
This Lenten season I decided to give up Facebook and YouTube videos. The reason was simple. I wanted to be more productive. So, I resolved to liberate myself from procrastination and to purposefully get work done.

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YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:45:00 -0500