Daily Mail: Go forth and tweet The Word: As Bible app gains as many users as Facebook, smartphones are changing the way we worship

Apps and social media are causing a ‘digital shift’ and changing the way that people worship, new research has revealed.

Christian scripture app Bible, from YouVersion, recently surpassed 100 million downloads in the App Store, placing it on equal grounds with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in number of users.

As more religions embrace digitization, there are now apps available including iQuran, iTorah and Book of Mormon, Mashable reports.

There is also a Buddhist Meditation Trainer, and JewGlass to translate Hebrew and find synagogues.

In mid-May, the Vatican unveiled Missio, the just-for-Catholics app that updates users with homilies, videos and other related news — sometimes directly from Pope Francis’ Twitter account.

Religious leaders are trying to find ways to merge age-old traditions with 21st century technology.

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