WHAT does a Pope do, when religion increasingly becomes less important in young Christians' life?
Pope Benedict XIV has finally found an answer - go digital!
The Pope will text-message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones on the World Youth Day in Sydney in July.
The week-long celebrations for this day start on July 15.
The Pope hopes that going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience.
Pope Benedict has decided to text daily messages of inspiration and hope during the six-day Sydney event.
The church is also planning to set up a Catholic social networking Web site akin to a Catholic Facebook.
Digital prayer walls will be erected at event sites.
The Catholic Church said it decided to use technology to connect to the estimated 225,000 young Catholics expected to attend the World Youth Day (WYD) celebrations.
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