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Assignment #2
Expected time to complete reading and the written assignment: 15 - 45 minutes

Your assignment for this segment is to post a sentence about what you learned from the RomeReports.com video. Review the list of [|150 bloggers]invited to the blogger's summit in Rome. Notice the varied languages of the blogs. What are you learning about the Vatican's first-ever conference in Rome for bloggers from the RomeReport.com video? From the list of 150 bloggers above, or from the following list of Catholic bloggers, pick one and evaluate. Who is blogging? Is that blogger a responsible voice in the Church today? Please expand on your answer below. (These blog examples come from an OSV web site: )

patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench
 * The Deacon’s Bench **

 conversiondiary.com
 * Conversion Diary **

 blog.archny.org
 * Gospel in the Digital Age **

www.ironiccatholic.com  happycatholic.blogspot.com
 * Ironic Catholic **
 * Happy Catholic **

Please use the table below to share your answers.

bloggers came together with a desire for community. || She reports that there were over 17 million pages on the internet in the first few days after the conference. Vatican is aware that bloggers play a part in shaping public opinion-more conferences perhaps at the diocesan levels. || to create the new way of communication || The list of bloggers shows how international the virtual world is. This site is Religion Digital. It covers a lot of information, including Vatican reports, reports on Papa Francesco, and world reports. || The Vatican wants to be in touch with the Catholic community around the world, which includes being involved in the virtual world. I think it's important for the Church to be where people are at, including online. || Francis, portrait of the Pope as a young man it was a comprehensive snapshot of the pope when he was a young man and as a priest,now chosen to lead the flock. || Vatican knows that blogging is a popular form of communicating presence of the Christian Word, that we refer to them but we also hope to repeat this with NON believers. || Lisa is a responsible blogger who offers many opportunities for others to be present on the catholic mom site. Lisa writes articles as well as many other well known authors. She offers ideas and engaging activities to help catechists prepare for the Sunday Gospel readings. || Vatican wants to reach children through the ones that teach them, be it catechists, moms, or parents in general. ||
 * **Y** OUR NAME || Your blogger. Who are they and are they responsible. Give an example. || **ROMEREPORT.COM reflection** ||
 * || **EXAMPLE** ||  ||
 * Alison Smith || Blogger-Mary O'Regan-Irish journalist living in London.
 * Maria Lai,CSJ || Sharing experiences and be the representatives / the voices for the Digital Continent || to learn the first hand the need of the blogger community
 * Teresa Burns || Blogger-http://www.periodistadigital.com/religion/
 * Teresa Burns || Blogger-http://www.periodistadigital.com/religion/
 * Ivy Foo || Mary O'Regan- irish bloggerBlogger-[]
 * Ivy Foo || Mary O'Regan- irish bloggerBlogger-[]
 * Angie McElveen || Lisa Hendey http://catholicmom.com