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For all their virtual connectivity, a perhaps startling fact has emerged: Gen Z craves in-person religious worship experiences.

Catholic schools and universities, the pope wrote, must be “places where questions are not silenced and doubt is not banned but accompanied.”

Jesus Christ’s greatest gift in his parables was “the art of storytelling,” said Sarah Yaklic, chief digital officer of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

eCatholic is marking its 20th anniversary with its Engage Virtual Summit, held Oct. 21-22, 2025.

“We must offer young people the ideal of evangelical life through the means of communication that are theirs,” Sister Albertine said.

Journalists can help stop those who seek to create divisions through “the ancient art of lying” and ruling by dividing, Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Leo XIV, the object of dozens of “deepfake” videos, has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in …

“It’s a celebration. It’s seeing the unity of the church, the power of the Spirit that is still alive and continues to move and inspire. It’s beautiful.”

“Our mission — your mission — is to nurture a culture of Christian humanism, and to do so together,” the pope said.

“You don’t have to sell yourself,” the Jesuit said. “You just have to let yourself be moved by what dwells within you and offer a possible glimmer of light.”