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Cara Quinn wants Christians to get to know the mothers of their faith
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — Her curiosity about the women of the Bible and early Christian history led Quinn to launch a series of icons, then an app and — coming Easter Sunday — a church.
Krista Tippett on why it’s past time to ‘humanize digital spaces’
By Whitney Bauck — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — The host of ‘On Being’ makes a case for embracing new forms of digitally mediated spiritual practice.
Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
By Matt O'brien and Frank Bajak — July 23, 2021
(AP) — With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data they collect from webpage visits, apps and location tracking built into phones, there’s not much to stop similar spying.
Celebrating Ash Wednesday in a pandemic? There’s an app for that
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 16, 2021
(RNS) — Catholic prayer and meditation app Hallow also has taken the day's most visible tradition online with an 'AshTag' filter on both Facebook and Instagram.
There’s an app for that: Christian mindfulness, meditation apps find their moment
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 15, 2020
(RNS) — Many apps have reported spikes in searches for meditations on fear and anxiety since the pandemic started.
App for the blind is the latest in Jerusalem’s effort to make holy sites accessible
By Michele Chabin — June 11, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — In recent months, pedestrian walkways through the oldest parts of the city have been reworked to make them wheelchair-accessible, and new technology is bringing holy sites to life for everyone.
With 330 million downloads, top Bible app celebrates 10 years
By Bobby Ross Jr. — July 26, 2018
EDMOND, Okla. (RNS) — At the beginning, YouVersion offered the Bible in 15 versions and two languages. Through partnerships with publishers and Bible societies, those numbers have expanded to 1,700 versions and 1,200 languages.
Did you hear the one about the pope?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 1, 2015
(RNS) A new “Joke with the Pope” digital campaign encourages people to “donate” a joke to support one of three causes ahead of Pope Francis’ historic U.S. visit.
New Vatican arts app highlights museum pieces, restoration
By Rosie Scammell — August 17, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The free English-language Patrum app showcases a selection of works at the Vatican Museums, and invites art lovers to chat with others about pieces that spark their interest.
Instapray app puts our best (and worst) prayer impulses on display (COMMENTARY)
By Laura Turner — June 10, 2015
(RNS) A new app called Instapray, founded by Stanford grad Fryderyk Ovcaric and backed by venture capitalist Peter Thiel among others, is billed as "a safe place that connects people around the world through prayers." But it also puts some of our worst impulses on display.
Is “Collide” the new Christian Tinder?
By Laura Turner — April 22, 2015
New app Collide is billed as "Tinder for Christians." But are its founders Christians, and does that matter?
10 apps to help keep those New Year’s resolutions, and do some good
By Heather Adams — January 21, 2015
(RNS) Having trouble sticking to those New Year's resolutions? Here are 10 apps to help you achieve your goals, while also donating to charity.
How self-understanding might help us quit shouting (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — December 9, 2014
(RNS) If I could wish anything for our troubled nation in these fractious times, it would be greater self-understanding. Not in the sense of narcissistic self-obsession, but in knowing what lies beneath our fervent feelings.
Combating anti-Semitism on campus? There’s an app for that
By Lauren Markoe — November 26, 2014
(RNS) A new app helps college students act against anti-Semitism.
Three things big data tells us about how people use the Bible
By Tobin Grant — January 2, 2014
Popular Bible apps give us a window into how people use technology to read and share the Bible
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