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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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Understanding Media Consumption, Preferences, and Satisfaction of South and Southeast Asian Religious Online Media Consumers: The Case of Radio Veritas Asia’s Website
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 426-450
"The way people communicate, gather, and process information continues to evolve in response to new communication technologies. With the rise of the internet and digital media, the use of traditional media platforms, such as radio, decreased. Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), a non-profit Catholic radio sta
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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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Charitable Instruction: Towards a Catholic-Thomistic Response to Misinformation
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 474-496
"One of the problems the Philippines faces is the plague of misinformation, and this paper provides the groundwork for a possible Catholic-Thomistic response. In this work, the researcher attempts to answer the question of why Catholics need to solve this problem and what they can do to solve it. Th
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Address of the Holy Father Leo XIV to Representatives of the Media
Vatican City: Holy See, May 12 (2025)
"[...] Let me, therefore, reiterate today the Church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking to report the truth, and with these words I also ask for the release of these imprisoned journalists. The Church recognises in these witnesses – I am thinking of those who report on
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Una misión digital con rostro samaritano. Claves pastorales del magisterio del Papa Francisco sobre la cultura digital
Yachay, volume 42, issue 81 (2025), pp. 125-150
"El presente artículo explora la comprensión de la misión digital en el magisterio del Papa Francisco, en estrecha conexión con su propuesta de una Iglesia en salida misionera. A partir del análisis de diversos documentos de su magisterio, se muestra cómo la conversión pastoral y misionera co
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Predicting Parishioner Donations: A Study Comparing Lifetime Value Models on a Robust Sample of Catholic Donation Data
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing (2025), 26 pp.
"Parishioner donation behavior is of great interest to church leaders. In many ways, parishioners behave as customers, but rather than buy, they donate. In this paper, donation habits are predicted using three well-received models of buyer behavior: (a) the beta-geometric/negative binomial distribut
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La sed de Dios en el mundo digital
Yachay, volume 42, issue 81 (2025), pp. 151-166
"El mundo digital es hoy un nuevo pozo de Sicar, donde muchas personas buscan saciar su sed de sentido, verdad y comunión. Inspirado en la simbología bíblica de la sed y el agua viva, este artículo propone una reflexión sobre la misión digital como un llamado urgente a evangelizar, dialogar, e
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Analisi dell’attività delle comunità giovanili nella Chiesa Greco-Cattolica Ucraina e proposta di un piano di comunicazione per l'evangelizzazione dei giovani sui social media
Roma: Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Tesi di Licenza (2025), 91 pp.
"Lo studio presentato in questo lavoro può essere considerato come un contributo al campo della pastorale giovanile nell'Arcidiocesi di Ivano-Frankivsk, nel contesto della Chiesa Greco-Cattolica Ucraina (CGCU). Particolare attenzione è rivolta all'uso dei media digitali come strumento efficace di
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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)
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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La comunicazione della Chiesa che verrà: Indagine sui giovani seminaristi e social media
Todi (IT): Tau Editrice; Associazione Web Cattolici Italiani (WECA) (2025), 283 pp.
"Una ricerca di dottorato triennale ha indagato il rapporto tra i seminaristi in Italia e i social media. L’indagine, di cui vengono pubblicati qui i risultati, è stata condotta sotto la responsabilità scientifica della Facoltà di Scienze della Comunicazione sociale dell’Università Pontifici
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La inteligencia artificial: Una mirada pastoral desde América Latina y el Caribe
Bogotá: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM) (2025), 97 pp.
"El trabajo incluye desde nociones generales sobre Inteligencia Artificial hasta propuestas prácticas a los obispos del continente. El sumario incluye antecedentes históricos y evolución de la IA, aspectos éticos, antropológicos y teológicos, recoge el magisterio de la Iglesia, asume el desaf
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Hispanic American Catholic Networks: Survey 2023
Rosario: Buena Nueva Comunicación (BNC) (2024), 26 pp.
"This survey aims to provide valuable information for the creation of potential initiatives and policies that promote, foster cooperation, and offer support to Catholic networks in Hispanic America. At BNC, we leverage our longstanding relationships with the personnel of these networks and the effec
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De "pároco de aldeia" a macroinfluenciador digital: Um estudo de caso sobre influência digital religiosa
Ciências Sociais e Religião (Campinas), volume 26, issue e024012 (2024), 32 pp.
"Neste texto, analisaremos o caso de Patrick Fernandes, um presbítero católico brasileiro que, em poucos meses ao longo de 2021, passou de poucos milhares para milhões de seguidores em sua conta no Instagram. Faremos isso a partir da noção de influência digital religiosa, entendida aqui como a
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Influenciadores digitais católicos: Efeitos e perspectivas
Deep Insights
São Paulo: Ideias & Letras; Paulus (2024), 413 pp.
"A partir de uma perspectiva diferenciada, esta obra apresenta uma instigante análise do fenômeno dos influenciadores digitais católicos no complexo ecossistema comunicativo e eclesial atual. Além de socialmente relevante, trata-se de um processo que afeta de modo direto o desenvolvimento da pas
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Influence of Malawi's Cybersecurity Act 2016 on Online Evangelisation among Young Catholics in Blantyre
Nairobi: Daystar University, Master Thesis (2024), xi, 89 pp.
"The youth are ardent users of digital media and there is no much difference between virtual and real life for them. So, the Catholic Church has persistently invited the faithful, especially the youth who are the true natives of the digital world, to adopt online platforms for evangelization. Concer
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Digital Media Utilization by Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri for Evangelization During COVID-19 Pandemic
Nairobi: Daystar University, Master Thesis (2024), xii, 119 pp.
"Tied on New Media Theory, this study came up with three objectives. First, to explore how the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri utilized digital media to reach its congregants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondly, to examine the views of congregants of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri regarding the
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Von bierbrauenden Mönchen und kriegerischen Nonnen
Stuttgart: Kohlhammer (2024), 257 pp.
"Spiele sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil populärer (Kirchen-)Geschichtskulturen. Durch die Kombination aus Setting, Material und Regelsystem transportieren sie einer breiten Öffentlichkeit Vorstellungen von historischen Ereignissen, Personen und Epochen. Noch kaum erforscht ist der Umstand, dass vie
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