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Facebook liturgy: Updating status at church

Monday, December 7, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Tracy and Dan are now married on Facebook. In what I'm sure Bryan will say is the worst liturgical abuse since dancing up the aisle, a couple paused before "kiss the bride" to update their status on Facebook and Twitter. Check out the video here. Hat tip to Deacon Greg Kandra on Beliefnet.
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Cracking down on Iranians abroad

Friday, December 4, 2009
By Megan Sweas
It started with Internet and phone network blackouts during the mass protests, but Iran's regime has expanded its virtual crackdown on dissidents to those living outside its borders. While the protests following Iran's June election put Facebook and Twitter to use for a legitimate social good, the regime's reaction have shown what a tangled and dangerous World Wide Web we have woven.
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Priests online

Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Megan Sweas
The key to survival, many small orders of priests are finding, is going online. In an appropriate article for the Year of the Priest, the Chicago Tribune recently featured the Alexian Brother's efforts to recruit online at YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. "You have to go to where the people are," Brother Dan McCormick, director of vocations, told the Tribune.
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Facebook ban: good HR or bad PR

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Not long after launching a Facebook application that allows users to send papal messages, the Vatican has banned the use of FaceBook at work. The Vatican says the move is in line with corporate policies, Catholic News Service reports (via The Catholic Key Blog). But the restriction may be just more evidence that the Holy See is out of touch.
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Employing angels

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
By Megan Sweas
It started with a tweet. "Was thinking that if each of us helped just 1 person find a job, we could start making a dent in unemployment. You game?
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The pope connects online

Thursday, May 21, 2009
By Megan Sweas
It seems impossible to keep up with the new ways Catholics are embracing the Internet. In honor of World Communications Day on Sunday, here are some new Catholic corners of the World Wide Web: Just today the Vatican has launched Pope2you, an effort to tap into social networking.
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