Josefina Cattaneo is a young Argentine nun using TikTok to reach users with her cheerful dance videos and inspirational messages, sharing her faith in a modern way.
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00:00She is known as the TikTok nun. Josefina Catanio has more than 200,000 followers there and over 100,000 on Instagram.
00:09Catanio has been active on her platform since 2020.
00:17I guess my role is to win over young people for Jesus.
00:21That's the primary thing. And to show people that nuns are just like everyone else, normal, cheerful and happy.
00:29The now 30-year-old is a member of a Catholic congregation in Argentina.
00:33But when she began her social media journey, she was far from equipped for what lay ahead.
00:42When I first downloaded the app, I didn't know how to use it. I felt so old, I wanted to die.
00:48Then I told myself, this can't be, I'm 24 years old, what does a monastery do to you?
00:53So then I started looking for tutorials on YouTube and slowly wrapped my head around how to use these kinds of programs.
00:59Then I recorded my first TikTok Reel. It was a little dance that went like...
01:05That was my first one.
01:09Since then, her videos have come a long way.
01:12She picks up on current trends, does ping-pong interviews with her sisters or just sings and dances.
01:19There are plenty of skeptics who don't like the way she presents herself, but that won't stop her, she says.
01:26How can making a video or using social media to share the gospel be ridiculous?
01:31Announcing the gospel and seeking strategies, looking for the what, how or where is never ridiculous.