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Facebook has given a secret gift to parishes Since Meta purchased Instagram in 2012, the developers at Facebook have been working really hard to be the social media channel of choice for neighborhood groups and local businesses. They’ve ...
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Last Updated: 01/06/2026
Instagram is a great place to engage youth and I’m getting a lot more questions from parishes about it. First, this is a great place to start with creating an Instagram account. We also put together a video on tuning up your social media as a ...
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Last Updated: 02/07/2024
in For Parishes The Catholic Social Media team regularly updates the Resources section of the platform for Parish Premium subscribers. Though there are exceptions, you can expect this seasonal schedule to apply broadly. We've kept to this schedule since 2019: ...
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Last Updated: 09/08/2025
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Resource categories can now be automatically archived with dates! All categories will have a start and end date, so you can schedule things in advance and trust they'll be archived at the appropriate time. To set a start and end date, just click...
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Last Updated: 06/05/2024
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Multiple image uploads (or carousels) are posts with more than one image or graphic. You can upload up to ten images within a single post on Catholic Social Media for your parishes. Posts with four or less images can be published to Facebook, In...
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Last Updated: 06/05/2024
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Stories are a type of post supported by Facebook and Instagram. They last 24 hours and go away. They are a great way to engage your current followers! To publish a Story through Catholic Social Media: 1. Click "Create Post" from the Planner or...
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Last Updated: 03/11/2025
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There are three types of diocesan users in Catholic Social Media, each with different permissions within the diocesan subscription. Below is a full list of each type of user and the permissions that user has. Diocesan Owner(s) Full rights t...
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Last Updated: 02/07/2024
in For Parishes Because emails from Catholic Social Medai often contain pictures and links, they can get misidentified as spam by your email provider. Here’s what you can do to make sure that doesn’t happen: Gmail: Move any message from the @...
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Last Updated: 09/15/2025
You can create direct, unique links for all of your categories and subcategories in order to send parishes, schools, and other organizations directly to the items you need them to access. To copy the unique link for a given category: 1. Go to th...
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Introduction Catholic Social Media now supports third-party content creator logins, making it easier for partners and creators to create and distribute content to thousands of parishes and dioceses across the country. This guide walks...