The U.S. bishops are encouraging Catholics to join them in asking Congress to protect children online, both from viewing pornography and from becoming victims of child pornography and exploitation.
In a June 9 action alert, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of
A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has officially ended.
About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online, with 21% using apps
Online gaming presents unprecedented risks to kids' safety, but parents remain the best defense against child exploitation -- even if they're not tech savvy, experts told OSV News.
"The more we have healthy parental involvement, and the more parents are engaged in their
“Meta” is a term we hear a lot these days, in many contexts. From the Greek for “beyond,” it often refers to an expanding of horizons, taking something that already exists to new and possibly previously-unconceived-of places. The so-called “metaverse” is a
There is no shortage these days of proposed state and federal government legislation directed at both safety and liability in a digital environment that almost everyone -- perhaps with the exception of Big Tech companies themselves -- agrees is increasingly dangerous for
The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of "auditors" across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.
Under the guidance of the Communist Party, the Ethnic and
Is your phone helping you grow in virtue and find joy in life, or is it more often a distraction? Associate editor Ava Lalor reflects on her own social media usage and poses some questions on how Catholics should treat their phones,
The founder of an internet safety initiative warned Catholic school teachers and administrators April 20 about the appeal and impact of social media on today's students.
Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, told participants at the annual conference of the National Catholic
Just when you thought children couldn't possibly spend more time with their faces buried in a screen, they have done just that.
Use of screen media is up 17% for teens (ages 13-18) and tweens (ages 8-12) from the start of the pandemic,
There has been much talk in the United States on the "digital divide," about how many -- really, too many -- families lack internet access, which is now considered a must-have in commerce and education.
Even though the divide has been narrowed in