Software:Hallow (app)
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Meditation |
| Founded | December 2018 |
| Founders | Alex Jones Erich Kerekes Alessandro DiSanto |
| Headquarters | Chicago , Illinois , U.S. |
Key people | Alex Jones (CEO) |
| Website | hallow |
Hallow is an American Catholic meditation and prayer app owned by Hallow, Inc.[1][2]
Hallow app provides audio-guided Bible stories, prayers, meditations, sleep, and Christian music.[1][3] Other features include community challenges and daily prayers such as the Catholic practice of Lectio Divina, curated music, praylists, and options to set prayer routines.[4]
Hallow is based in Chicago , Illinois in the United States.[5][6] Alex Jones is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.[7]
History
Hallow was founded by Alex Jones, Erich Kerekes, and Alessandro DiSanto in December 2018.[8][9] Alex Jones, who grew up as a Catholic, lost his faith as a teenager.[5][4] With the use of meditation, Jones chose to revert to Catholicism and made the decision to create a platform to assist others in a similar situation.[1][4]
In January 2022, the app was launched in the Spanish language.[10]
As of February 2022, the app has been downloaded more than two million times.[7] Hallow's subscription is available in two tiers: monthly and yearly.[4][9] Since then actor Jonathan Roumie has protrayed Jesus in ads for the app.[11]
In April 2022, Hallow announced a 20 million dollar partnership with American actor Mark Wahlberg.
In June 2022, Hallow started the I am Here Eucharist campaign in partnership with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.[12][13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Taylor, Isaac (December 21, 2021). "Religion Apps Attract Wave of Venture Investment". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/religion-apps-attract-wave-of-venture-investment-11640088001.
- ↑ "A Catholic app raised $52 million. But praying with your smartphone has its limits.". November 24, 2021. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/11/24/hallow-prayer-app-241910.
- ↑ "Ignatian Spiritual Exercises on the Hallow app are facilitating encounters with God". June 3, 2022. https://aleteia.org/2022/06/03/ignatian-spiritual-exercises-on-the-hallow-app-are-facilitating-encounters-with-god/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tribune, Erica Pearson Star. "Worship apps prompt Minnesotans to pray every day". https://www.startribune.com/worship-apps-prompt-minnesotans-to-pray-every-day/600157797/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Catholic prayer app, Hallow, gets $40 million in funding". https://fortune.com/2021/11/03/catholic-prayer-app-hallow-gets-40-million-in-funding/.
- ↑ "Chicago company behind Catholic prayer app raises $12 million". April 16, 2021. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/technology/chicago-company-behind-catholic-prayer-app-raises-12-million.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Virtual worship gives organised religion a boost". Financial Times. February 21, 2022. https://www.ft.com/content/087aff26-45ad-4da9-9e15-6648fcd3e69b.
- ↑ "Hallow Meditation App is All Catholic". 2 January 2019. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/hallow-meditation-app-is-all-catholic.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sadowski, Dennis (June 24, 2022). "Small Screen Faith. Prayer apps galore.". https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/small-screen-faith-prayer-apps-galore/.
- ↑ "Crux". Cruxnow.com. 23 January 2022. https://cruxnow.com/cns/2022/01/new-hallow-espanol-app-provides-catholic-prayers-meditations-in-spanish. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ↑ "Hallow teams with 'The Chosen' cast for Advent prayer challenge" (in en). 2022-11-28. https://aleteia.org/2022/11/28/hallow-app-teams-with-the-chosen-for-advent-prayer-challenge/.
- ↑ "Hallow app, Archdiocese launch 'I AM HERE' Eucharist campaign". https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251580/hallow-app-detroit-archdiocese-partner-on-i-am-here-campaign-focused-on-the-eucharist.
- ↑ Capizzi, Anna (June 16, 2022). "Detroit Archdiocese, Hallow app launch campaign to share power of Eucharist". https://catholicnews.com/detroit-archdiocese-hallow-app-launch-campaign-to-share-power-of-eucharist/.
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