Social media

Several of the more conservative U.S. Catholic bishops, some of them among Pope Francis' most persistent critics, took to social media Oct. 29 to express their disapproval of his meeting with President Biden at the Vatican.

Michael Sean Winters: Social media have the power to conflate and compress human relations. Social media aren't going away just like cars are not going away, but the U.S. has an interest in making both as safe as possible, even if that means social media become a little more boring.

Authorities said that the incident seen in a video on social media occurred during Mass at St. Frances Cabrini in Lakewood, Washington, less than two weeks after the parish obtained a no-trespass order against the man.

Commentary: Countless Catholics on social media have shared experiences of harm by priests in the confessional booth — verbal and spiritual abuse, sexism, inappropriate conduct and out-of-touch priestly counsel.

Dolls, clothing, pillows and socks represent St. Maximilian Kolbe as a comic-like character with half an Auschwitz uniform. Retailers say the products honor the saint and evangelize. Critics call it "kiddifying" the Holocaust.

The social media giant Facebook has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. But others are eying it warily.

Just Catholic: The combination of pandemic lockdowns and Zoom have spawned a new way of being Catholic. Or, they have spawned a new way of seeming to be Catholic. We are moving toward a Catholic Metaverse.

Moya Bailey's book focuses on how and why misogynoir serves as a critical framework for people writing, thinking and organizing more deeply around Black women's systemic plights. Her work examines how popular culture and media perpetuate the mistreatment of Black women.