Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Vatican And The Internet. Working Together

The Pope said that Catholics 'must find ways to spread voices and pictures of hope through the internet'. (Jonathan Bainbridge/Reuters)

Vatican Gathers Internet Experts To Help The Holy See Get To Grips With New Media -- Times Online

Experts on the internet have gathered at the Vatican to help the Holy See improve its public relations by getting to grips with new media, including the mysteries of internet searching, downloading, hacking and social networking.

The conference, attended by European Catholic bishops, includes representatives of Google, Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia. Corriere della Sera said that the bishops and Vatican officials would be given advice by a young hacker from Switzerland, named only as "Petit Frere Bruno", and an Interpol expert on cybercrime. It is organised by the Swiss-based European Episcopal Commission for Media.

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