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Cool Catholics on Twitter

Cool Catholics on Twitter

I have compiled a list of interesting/high profile/cool Catholics that are active on Twitter.
And don’t worry, you might be cool, even though you are a catholic and not on this list yet
If you’re not on the list, add your Twitter address and a short description of yourself to the comments so we can find you!
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Buzz Lightyear is my hero. And now he is real!

Buzz Lightyear is my hero. And now he is real!

Buzz Lightyear is real, and he is from Switzerland! Former Air Force pilot Yves Rossy leapt into the skies 2,500 metres above the small town of Bex in western Switzerland clad in a special carbon wing.

Vatican Astronomer: Bible Full of Extra-Terrestrials!

Vatican Astronomer: Bible Full of Extra-Terrestrials!

The Bible mentions lots of non-human, intelligent beings, says Vatican astronomer and planetary scientist Br. Guy Consolmagno.

Vatican astronomer: E.T. could be our ‘extraterrestrial brother’

Vatican astronomer: E.T. could be our ‘extraterrestrial brother’

It is possible that intelligent life exists on other planets besides earth. Jesuit director of the Vatican observatory, Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, said this in an interview in the Vatican’s newspaper ‘Osservatore Romano‘.

Your keyboard is dirtier than a toilet seat – here’s how you clean it!

Your keyboard is dirtier than a toilet seat – here’s how you clean it!

“[The priests] shall teach my people to distinguish between the sacred and the profane, and make known to them the difference between the clean and the unclean” (Ezekiël 44,23)
We all take a shower, wash our hands and brush our teeth regularly. But did you know that the biggest source of diseases, infections and food poisoning is [...]

Pope goes hi-tech to reach young people

Pope goes hi-tech to reach young people

Pope Benedict XVI will send daily inspirational text messages to mobile phones of tens of thousands of young pilgrims during World Youth Day in Australia.

What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today?

What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today?

During the Church media conference in Rome, Pat Ryan Garcia presented the campaign “What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today?“

Sleep more to lose weight

Sleep more to lose weight

“It is vain for you to rise early and put off your rest at night, To eat bread earned by hard toil – all this God gives to his beloved in sleep” (Psalm 127)

Speaking in Rome

Speaking in Rome

From April 27 – May 1 I will be in Rome to speak at the 6th Professional Seminar for Church Communications Offices.


Father Roderick Vonhögen is a priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, the Netherlands and CEO of the international Catholic New Media Organization SQPN.com.

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