Exploring the Digital Content: Why the Catholic Church Cares About the Internet

The Vatican has begun using a powerful new phrase to describe evangelization in the digital age: digital mission on the digital continent. As people spend increasing amounts of time online—scrolling, streaming, and searching for meaning—the Church recognizes that the internet isn’t just a tool but a place, a mission field where the Gospel can be shared.

In this teaser episode of Ave Explores: Digital Evangelization, host Katie McGrady introduces the theme of this series and unpacks why the Catholic Church is taking digital evangelization seriously. Why does it matter? Who is being reached? And what does it mean to be a digital missionary today?

Tune in as we begin this essential conversation about faith, presence, and purpose in the digital world.

Resources and Documents Referenced in this Episode:

DECREE ON THE MEDIA OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS: INTER MIRIFICA by Pope Paul VI

What is the Digital Mission?

The Church's Digital Mission Re-starts from the Synod

A New World and a New Mission by Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ

XVI ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS: A Synodal Church in Mission, Synthesis Report