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As a Catholic parish that wants to reach out to as many people as possible with the Good News, where should you start? How about a place where you can reach more than 80% of the American population (ages 12+)? Or a place where adults spend more than...
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Last Updated: 06/05/2024
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Stories are a type of post supported by Facebook and Instagram. Once posted by a parish, they last 24 hours and go away. They are a great way to engage their current followers. To publish a Story through Catholic Social Media for your parishes:...
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Last Updated: 02/07/2024
in For Parishes These are categories to help you determine your usage: Weekly: These are connected to the liturgical year and thus should often be scheduled for the day we suggest. We reference saints’ feast days, Sunday Gospels readings, and so on. Monthly: Thes...
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Can you really reach young people with Catholic Social Media? Social media is always tracking detailed demographic information about your followers and people reached. With a little digging, you can learn the age and gender breakdown of t...
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Last Updated: 01/29/2024
in For Dioceses In October 2022, the Catholic Social Media team compared and contrasted diocesan social media audiences versus parish audiences in several different U.S. dioceses and archdioceses. Here's what we found: No matter what, only a small number of peopl...
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Last Updated: 11/10/2023
in Tech and Ministry Tips Scammers are always at work and it's important to be aware of the latest scam going around to protect yourself and the parish. Here we'll document common Facebook scams you should be on the lookout for. Fall 2023 Many Facebook pages have received...
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Last Updated: 01/29/2024
in For Dioceses From time to time, you may find what you believe to be a bug in Catholic Social Media. One of the easiest ways for our team to assess your potential bug is for you to record the issue using a free, safe tool that we use ourselves called Jam. This to...
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Last Updated: 01/29/2024
in For Dioceses On the Planner page of Catholic Social Media, you'll notice a dropdown with a few different categories. Here's how they function. Recently Distributed These are posts that have already been published and are visible to your parishes right now....
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Last Updated: 08/24/2023
in Tech and Ministry Tips Smartphones have forever changed the way we live, and more than 90% of people in North America are now carrying around what are essentially ultra-compact, Internet-connected computers. It’s also impacting the way we pray, with hundreds of Christian ...
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Last Updated: 03/14/2024
in For Dioceses To invite a parish to Catholic Social Media go to Accounts > Parishes > Add Parish . This will prompt you to fill out the required information. Once you're done, click Invite . This will send the individual an email prompting them to set up their...