There will be two days dedicated to Catholic influencers during the Jubilee. They will be held on July 28 and 29, 2025.
After the first world meeting that brought influencers together at WYD Lisbon, this will be a new opportunity to meet again and continue to promote the figure of the digital missionary.
For example, Fr. Heriberto Garcia has 250,000 followers on Instagram. Just days before going to Lisbon, he explained how he was going to use his social media during WYD.
FR. HERIBERTO GARCÍA
Volunteer, WYD Lisbon Communication
For many young people, it is important because most of them experience World Youth Day remotely. Not everyone can go. So, it is through our eyes that they will have the experience of young people with a lively faith, who are there to meet the pope and to meet a lot of people. It is a great responsibility and, at the same time, I am very hopeful that I will learn a lot.
The Vatican continues to study how to unite evangelization with the digital world, especially in order to reach the younger generations.
In fact, Xiskya Valladares was chosen by Pope Francis to work in this area in preparation for the Synod. It is a field she is well versed in as she uses social media every day.
SISTER LUCÍA VALLADARES
Co-founder of IMisión
To Samaritanize is to listen, to heal wounds and to accompany. All those people who write to us daily, write us privately on social media to tell us about their lives, their problems, ask us for prayers, book recommendations, recommendation of a priest to talk to.
Pope Francis has expressed interest in learning how influencers use the Internet to do good in society. In 2016, he met with 11 YouTubers from different countries, leaving this nice selfie as a memento.
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TR: KG
