‘Jesus is not a programme’: Vatican embraces influencers to revive Catholic faith online
Sister Albertine, a 29-year-old French nun, is among hundreds of Catholic influencers attending a Vatican-organized social media summit. The Vatican recognizes these individuals as "digital missionaries" and Pope Leo XIV held a dedicated mass for them, encouraging content creation to spread faith. The Church, previously wary of social media, now embraces it as a vital tool to reach a wider audience, especially amidst declining church attendance. Sister Albertine, with a substantial online following, views this as the ideal missionary terrain, sharing prayers and glimpses of religious life.
