No longer the default, Church of England goes to battle in religious marketplace
By Catherine Pepinster — September 20, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — For the past two years the Church of England has committed itself to developing a strong presence online, with a particular target of attracting people who do not regularly go to church.
Mercedes in China apologizes for quoting Dalai Lama abroad
By Associated Press — February 6, 2018
(AP) — The Dalai Lama quote — 'Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open' — appeared Monday on Mercedes’ account on Instagram, one of a number of foreign social media services Beijing tries to prevent China’s public from seeing.
Is Tumblr witchcraft feminism – or cultural appropriation?
By Aysha Khan — October 27, 2017
(RNS) — A perfect storm of Instagram-era online branding combined with leftist political posturing has made witchcraft the latest victim of cultural appropriation.
Pope Francis to spread his message on Instagram
By Rosie Scammell — March 16, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The social media-savvy Vatican will expand the pontiff's impressive online presence with the first "Franciscus" posting on Saturday.
Elton John slams Dolce & Gabbana over ‘synthetic baby’ comments
By Reuters — March 16, 2015
ROME (Reuters) "How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic.' And shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF ... I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again."
‘God is the best artist’ takes off on social media
By Menachem Wecker — August 22, 2013
(RNS) The notion of God as an artist is hardly new. But when Twitter and Pinterest users take to their smartphones to snap pictures of sunrises and sunsets and attribute those “masterpieces” to God, they are exhibiting a new sort of adoration.
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