Religious Internet Communication: Facts, Experiences and Trends in the Catholic Church
Rome: EDUSC (2010), 250 pp.
Contains many tables, bibliogr. pp. 243-250
ISBN 978-88-8333-203-6
"The authors present a broad corpus of data and suggest some potential theoretical patterns for their interpretation. Through this they invite the readers to look with a critical eye at their research and draw their own conclusions as to the potential implications these forms of usage have for the Church and for the larger study of religion online. The book also offers other researchers of religion and the internet access interesting material on Catholic use of the internet for their own analysis. Thus the book present a rich resource for future studies exploring how a distinctive religious community engages with the internet, and may aid in the identification of common patterns of internet appropriation or networking strategies used within different religious organizations." (Preface, page 10)
PART I. FRAMEWORK
1 Internet and Catholic Church: A map and a Research Agenda / Lorenzo Cantoni, 15
PART II: IN-DEPTH STUDIES
2 Diocesan Websites. What Can We Learn From the Largest Dioceses? / Daniel Arasa, 45
3 Online Church Communications. Lessons from Journalists / Daniel Arasa, 87
4 Internet Communication in Religious institutions / Slawomir Zyga, 113
PART III: CASES
A. Ecclesiastical Organizations
A1. The Holy See, 139
The Vatican (Judith Zoebelein) -- Congregation for the Clergy (Lucio A. Ruiz) -- RIIAL – Information Network of the Church in Latin America (Leticia Soberón)
A2. Bishops’ Conferences, 161
CEI - Italian Bishops’ Conference (Domenico Pompili) -- CELAM Latin American Episcopal Conference (David Gutiérrez), 167
A.3. Dioceses and Prelatures, 174
Archdiocese of Madrid (Juan Pedro Ortuño) -- Prelature of Opus Dei (Juan Narbona)
A.4. Congregations and movements, 188
Congregation of Missionaries of St. Charles: Scalabrinians (Slawomir Zyga) -- Communion and Liberation (Stefania Ragusa)
B. Media, 201
Vatican Radio (Federico Lombardi and Pietro Cocco) -- EWTN Eternal Word Television Network (Jef Burson and Michelle Johnson) -- The Southern Cross Newspaper (Michail Rassool) -- Zenit News Agency (Jesús Colina) -- Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Company (Greg Erlandson) -- Catholic.net Internet Portal (Lucrecia Rego de Planas)
1 Internet and Catholic Church: A map and a Research Agenda / Lorenzo Cantoni, 15
PART II: IN-DEPTH STUDIES
2 Diocesan Websites. What Can We Learn From the Largest Dioceses? / Daniel Arasa, 45
3 Online Church Communications. Lessons from Journalists / Daniel Arasa, 87
4 Internet Communication in Religious institutions / Slawomir Zyga, 113
PART III: CASES
A. Ecclesiastical Organizations
A1. The Holy See, 139
The Vatican (Judith Zoebelein) -- Congregation for the Clergy (Lucio A. Ruiz) -- RIIAL – Information Network of the Church in Latin America (Leticia Soberón)
A2. Bishops’ Conferences, 161
CEI - Italian Bishops’ Conference (Domenico Pompili) -- CELAM Latin American Episcopal Conference (David Gutiérrez), 167
A.3. Dioceses and Prelatures, 174
Archdiocese of Madrid (Juan Pedro Ortuño) -- Prelature of Opus Dei (Juan Narbona)
A.4. Congregations and movements, 188
Congregation of Missionaries of St. Charles: Scalabrinians (Slawomir Zyga) -- Communion and Liberation (Stefania Ragusa)
B. Media, 201
Vatican Radio (Federico Lombardi and Pietro Cocco) -- EWTN Eternal Word Television Network (Jef Burson and Michelle Johnson) -- The Southern Cross Newspaper (Michail Rassool) -- Zenit News Agency (Jesús Colina) -- Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Company (Greg Erlandson) -- Catholic.net Internet Portal (Lucrecia Rego de Planas)
