Updated Articles

  1. Release Notes (last updated 6/11/2026)

    July 2026 CUSTOM CAPTIONS BY PLATFORM ARE HERE! The most exciting update of the month is custom captioning by platform.   Whether you're a parish, school, diocese, or third-party content creator, you can now write unique ca...
  2.  How to create custom captions by platform (for dioceses and third-party content creators) New

    Learn how to create custom social media captions by platform in Catholic Social Media using a base caption, platform-specific edits, validation, drafts, and publishing.
  3.  How to create custom captions by platform (for parishes and schools) New

    Learn how parishes and schools can create custom captions by platform in Catholic Social Media for Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and connected pages.
  4. General Image and Video Guidelines

    Accepted File Types   Files must have a file type (extension), such as .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp, .gif, .mp4, .mov,  or .av i.   Only one video is allowed per post for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  Video URLs must be in an accepted video ...
  5.  How to create YouTube-optimized video content (for dioceses and third-party content creators)

    Learn how dioceses and third-party content creators can create YouTube-optimized video content in Catholic Social Media for parishes and schools to schedule and publish.
  6.  How to Connect Your YouTube Channel and Schedule a Video Post (for parishes and schools)

    Learn how to connect your YouTube channel to Catholic Social Media and schedule video posts to YouTube, including YouTube Shorts and standard videos, from the Planner or Calendar.
  7.  How to create and use integrated events (for parishes and schools)

    Learn how parishes and schools can create integrated events in Catholic Social Media, attach posts and Resources, and use diocesan event notifications to find content and collateral.
  8.  How to Create Integrated Events and Notify Your Parishes and Schools

    Learn how dioceses can create integrated events in Catholic Social Media, attach social media posts and Resources, and notify parish and school users by email.
  9. How to create calendar events (for dioceses)

    Diocesan calendar events allow you to create, manage, and share important events with your parishes, schools, and organizations—all from inside Catholic Social Media. These events can be used for internal collaboration or published directly to paris...
  10. How to Create a Post for Third-Party Content Creators

    How to Create a Post as a Third-Party Content Creator You can now create and distribute posts in Catholic Social Media as a third-party content provider. These posts are designed for dioceses and their parishes to use, with built-in tools to ...