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The Mission in the Digital Environment
Vatican City: XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2026), 26 pp.
"[...] The mission in the digital environment is part of the pastoral, missionary, and synodal conversion process to which the Holy Spirit is calling the Church today. It is not merely about using digital tools to proclaim the Gospel, but about embodying this proclamation within digital culture, whe
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A digital Catholic imagination: Towards Full Presence in dialogue with contemporary social media
Church, Communication and Culture, volume 11, issue 1 (2026), pp. 22–44
"Towards Full Presence represents the first official Church document that addresses the use of social media in its entirety. In this paper, I provide a reflection on three themes emerging in the document in relation to my empirical, sociolinguistic research into Catholic social media sites. These th
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Why Silicon Valley Is turning to the Catholic Church: Priests and theologians want to shape the future of AI. Big Tech is listening
The Atlantic, April 25 (2026)
"Silicon Valley and the Vatican may “seem like strange bedfellows”—but they each have something to gain from the other, @EliasWachtel argues. He examines why Big Tech is listening to priests and theologians who want to shape the future of AI." (Publisher description)
"Ein italienischer Priester hat vor 25 Jahren den katholischen Radiosender Sol Mansi in Guinea-Bissau gegründet. Heute ist er der meistgehörte Sender des Landes, auch weil er sich dem sozialen Zusammenhalt und der Vielfalt verschrieben hat." (Einleitung)
Photographic Practices and the Making of Religion
Berlin; Boston: de Gruyter (2026), 242 pp.
"What role does photography play in the construction and preservation of religious identities and beliefs? Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the essays in this book explore this question, examining the theological reception of photography, its use in artistic and liturgical contexts, and th
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Understanding Pope Francis’ Framing of Technology in Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti in Light of Shannon Vallor’s Technomoral Virtues
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 399-425
"In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, technosocial issues have emerged, positioning technology as a doubleedged tool that can either foster human flourishing or contribute to moral and societal decline. These challenges provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to reassess its
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Religious Communication, Interaction and Transformation in a Culture of Digitality: Insights into the Zurich University Research Priority Program “Digital Religion(s)”
Berlin: De Gruyter (2025), vi, 306 pp.
"The articles in this volume present research insights from the interdisciplinary University Research Priority Program (UFSP) ‘Digital Religion(s). Interaction, communication and transformation in the Digital Society’ (2021-2032). The first phase of the twelve-year research program explored in t
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Hate Speech Events in India. Report 2025
Washington, DC: India Hate Lab (IHL); Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) (2025), 111 pp.
"India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, in 2025 across 21 states, one union territory, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. On average, four hate speech events occurred per day. This marks a 13% incr
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"As 12 palavras aqui reunidas – em simbólico compasso com os 12 anos de pontificado – são uma porta de entrada para o coração comunicador do Papa Francisco. Em sua voz e em seus silêncios, em suas mensagens e em seus encontros, ele nos mostrou que a comunicação é alegria que contagia, co
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Autoritarismus kommt vor dem Fall: Die Kirche als Regierungsopposition in Venezuela
Herder-Korrespondenz, issue 5 (2025), pp. 44-46
"Die einstige Vorzeigedemokratie Venezuela ist seit der Regierungszeit von Hugo Chávez von Autoritarismus geprägt. Seit 2013 hält sich der Sozialist Nicolás Maduro zunehmend brutal an der Macht. Die Kirche versucht, dagegenzuhalten." (Einleitung)
The Intimacy of Images: Saints, Death, and Devotion to La Santa Muerte in Oaxaca
Austin: University of Texas Press (2025), 224 pp.
"It's been said that Oaxacans "believe in images." Visual manifestations of saints and loved ones are a fundamental part of life there. Oaxacans also seem to have a special relationship with La Santa Muerte, a female reaper-like figure whose cult has grown rapidly as violence in Mexico has increased
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"Este novo relatório especial, O Sínodo nas Redes, busca estruturar a análise das principais ocorrências e narrativas de quase 950 redes sociais católicas
durante a segunda sessão do Sínodo sobre a Sinodalidade, ocorrida em outubro de 2024. O monitoramento realizado pela Casa Galileia durant
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Iraks christliches Erbe: Vom Überleben im Zweistromland
Freiburg: Herder (2025), 872 pp.
"Erstmals wird mit diesem Buch eine alle Epochen umfassende Monographie über den Irak bis zur Gegenwart vorgelegt, und zwar aus Sicht des Christentums. Die religionswissenschaftliche Untersuchung rückt dabei auch die islamischen Strömungen sowie weitere religiöse Minderheiten und Ethnien, insbes
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Political Deification and Religious Populism in Modi’s India
Populism, volume 8 (2025), 28 pp.
"The article explores the phenomenon of political deification within the framework of religious populism, focusing on the leadership of Narendra Modi in India. Drawing on discourse theory, religious studies, and critical media studies, the paper examines how Modi’s image is sacralized, positioning
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Address of Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the MINDS International Association Conference
Vatican City: Holy See, October 9 (2025)
"[...] The world needs free, rigorous and objective information. In this context, it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and th
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Islamic State, Media, and Ppropaganda: Performances of the 'Visual Caliphate'
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing (2025), xiii, 264 pp.
"Examining hundreds of official propaganda video releases, Khawaja and Kaunert provide a visual longitudinal analysis of IS’ portrayal of its population, territory, governance, and foreign policy, which they term as the ‘Visual Caliphate’. They demonstrate that while IS published its state-lik
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A Confucian Approach to Media Ethics
Oxford: Routledge (2025), x, 103 pp.
"A Confucian Approach to Media Ethics offers a comprehensive theorization of an approach to media ethics based on the moral philosophy that originated from China and that profoundly influenced East Asian countries. This book engages with foundational concepts from Confucian ethics and explicates a n
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La escucha sinodal en los ambientes digitales. Una aproximación desde la experiencia “La Iglesia te escucha”
Yachay, volume 42, issue 81 (2025), pp. 11-47
"Este artículo busca explorar la importancia de la escucha en los ambientes digitales, comprendidos como una cultura que la Iglesia está llamada a habitar para evangelizar y construir comunión. La reflexión se centra en la experiencia pastoral de “La Iglesia te escucha”, una iniciativa desar
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Radios católicas de Colombia: Maravilloso ayer, sereno presente, complejo futuro
Deep Insights
Bogotá: Grupo Comunicarte (2025), 190 pp.
"Ballesteros López nos ofrece una radiografía detallada del devenir radiodifusor católico, explorando las coincidencias que han marcado su desarrollo, los desafíos que enfrenta y las iniciativas que han surgido para garantizar su sostenibilidad en el mundo tanto analógo como digital. Con una na
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