Vatican uses Telegram to guide Catholics during Lent
When Pope Francis says he sees the internet as a blessing, he’s not just talking a big game. As part of a broader “Keep Lent” campaign beginning Wednesday, the Vatican is sending its daily readings of Gospel verses through a Telegram channel, @pgpompei — last year’s choice of messaging service (WhatsApp) just isn’t as good, it seems. You don’t have to fire up Telegram to listen, but the move shows that the Catholic leadership wants to follow its younger laypeople to the social services they’re using at the moment, rather than sticking to “safe” choices like Facebook or Twitter. Just don’t expect the Pope to get a Peach account any time soon.
Via: Quartz
Source: Vatican Radio
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