Catholic priests in the Philippines turn TikTok into virtual pulpit


This photo taken on March 28, 2021 shows Philippine priest Fiel Pareja gesturing during an interview in front of a church in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila. As the coronavirus pandemic forced the Catholic-majority country's faithful online, tech-savvy priests turned the popular video-sharing platform TikTok into a virtual pulpit to connect with young believers. - AFP

MANILA, April 23 (AFP):After delivering sermons and visiting slums, Philippine priest Fiel Pareja tends to his Gen-Z flock on TikTok, creating videos of himself praying, dancing and lip-syncing Christian pop music for 1.6 million followers.

As the coronavirus pandemic forced places of worship to close across the Catholic-majority country, tech-savvy priests like Pareja turned the popular video-sharing platform into a virtual pulpit to connect with young believers.

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Philippines , Priest , Tik Tok , Spread Word , God

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