pontifical council for social communications - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:05:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg pontifical council for social communications - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Updated free Pope "app" for devices released https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/07/15/updated-free-pope-app-devices-released/ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:07:44 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=60526 An updated version of the free "Pope App" has been released. Available in five languages, version 2.0 of the app features a new design that simplifies access to content. It can be downloaded onto Apple and Android devices. "The app allows you to follow live streaming of papal events, receive notifications of important events, view papal Read more

Updated free Pope "app" for devices released... Read more]]> An updated version of the free "Pope App" has been released.

Available in five languages, version 2.0 of the app features a new design that simplifies access to content.

It can be downloaded onto Apple and Android devices.

"The app allows you to follow live streaming of papal events, receive notifications of important events, view papal photos, videos, @Pontifex tweets, full texts of homilies and speeches, a calendar of events and links to all the Vatican media," the Pontifical Council for Social Communications said in its description of the app in the Google Play store.

It is also available in the Apple iTunes store.

The app also allows users to visit the Vatican live through the webcams located in St Peter's Square and other areas nearby.

On July 7, Pope Francis was given a personal demonstration of the app's capabilities.

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