The Pope's First Tweet

In June, Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet, to announce a Vatican news site. The message, sent from the Vatican's news Twitter feed (@news_va_en) on an iPad, was just the latest in the church's digitally-friendly initiatives. The Vatican also rolled out a YouTube channel, a Facebook presence and multiple apps. Think of it as religion 2.0.

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