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Pope Leo XIV Mobilizes Catholic Influencers to Counter Fake News and Build Communion

The Jubilee convened over 1,100 social media missionaries to harness faith for truth in a technology-driven world.

People sit inside the St. Peter's Basilica, on the day of a special Jubilee Mass for digital missionaries and Catholic influencers during Jubilee of Youth, at the Vatican, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Fieles graban con sus teléfonos al Papa en el encuentro de "misioneros digitales"
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Overview

  • Pope Leo XIV addressed more than 1,100 Catholic influencers from 146 countries at the Vatican Jubilee to formalize their role as digital missionaries.
  • He urged participants to combat fake news and frivolity by proclaiming the beauty and light of Christian truth across online platforms.
  • The pontiff called on influencers to serve as “agents of communion” capable of breaking digital division, polarization, individualism and egocentrism.
  • He invited them to “repair the networks” by building relationships of love, solidarity and free exchange to heal loneliness and social fragmentation.
  • Leo XIV highlighted the influence of science, technology and artificial intelligence on culture and stressed the need for coherent Christian testimony to announce peace and human dignity online.