Connecting Religion with Technology: Protestant Group visits Vatican

June 25, 2012: For 17 years now a very special conference has taken place in Rome. It's organized by the European Christian Internet Conference, which brings together European Christians who are serious and passionate about the Internet and all the possibilities that come along with it. This year, the focus is how to connect with more people through celular phones. Even though the group is not not Catholic, it's actually protestant, members made it a point to visit the Vatican to share ideas and projects.

Juha Kinanen, Former President, European Christian Internet Conference said: “I am here because it is very interesting to hear what the Vatican is doing with the Internet. The Holy See has been on the Internet for a quite a long time and it's quite interesting to see what is happening in the Vatican and in the Internet”.

Msgr. Paul Tighe, Secretary, Pontifical Council for Social Communications said, “This is our chance to meet with people who are working day in and day out on the digital arena with the network of European Christian webmasters who know this culture extremely well. We are here to learn from them and so we can be more effectively present on the digital arena.”