Following modern trends, Catholic leaders are quickly adapting to social media. Pope Francis has over 14 million Twitter followers. And while, their audience may be smaller, cardinals are also making good use of this new tool. The Archbishop of New York, Card. Timonty Dolan is by far the most popular prelate on the site. Despite not tweeting often, he has over 165,000 followers.

From 14-18 August 2014, Pope Francis will visit South Korea to participate in the 6th Asian Youth Day, and to celebrate the beatification of 124 Korean martyrs. The theme for the Holy Father's visit is Arise, Shine (Isaiah 60,1).

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The Vatican has released a new version of the 'Pope App' so that anyone with a cell phone can keep up with Pope Francis. The application is available in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.

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The appointment of a committee to propose reforms for the Vatican media raises expectations for a substantial renewal of the Vatican media branch, bringing it ever more toward the digital age.

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Since his election, Pope Francis makes the same request to every person he meets no matter where he goes: 'Pray for me.' A new app for smartphones wants to honor Pope Francis' petition, and get as many people as possible to pray for him.

To mark Xt3's 6th birthday on 12 June 2014, Fr. Thomas Rosica from Salt + Light TV sent a message celebrating the use of this media outlet to serve the Church. We would also like to thank Fr. Thomas Rosica and Salt + Light TV for their very generous support over the years. Below the full text of the message...

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To mark Xt3's 6th birthday on 12 June 2014, Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence from The Great Synagogue Sydney sent a heartfelt message thanking Xt3 for it's efforts to serve God through social media. Below the full text of the message...

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On 12 June 2008, Xt3.com was launched as an initiative for World Youth Day in Sydney. 6 years later, Xt3 is still growing! We would like to thank you all for being part of the Xt3 journey.

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Xt3.com is very excited to be tuning into the Australia's 10th National eConference, hosted by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Broken Bay Institute.

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The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.