Tag archive: Benedict XVI

We may be well into Lent already, but that hasn’t stopped Monsignor Benito Cocchi, the archbishop of the city of Modena in Italy, urging penance on his flock. He wants young Catholics to give up texting, social networking sites, and computer games until Easter, according to the BBC. In doing that, he said, they would "cleanse themselves from the virtual world and get back into touch with themselves." Other Italian… Read More

The Vatican has announced that is collaborating with Internet giant Google on a project to bring Vatican TV Center and Vatican Radio to the Internet—and part of the deal will apparently include Pope Benedict XVI getting his own YouTube channel. The Vatican says it will announce details at a news conference January 23rd, which will be presented by officials of the Holy See as well as Henrique de Castro, Gogole's managing… Read More