Pope to quit Twitter after stepping down
The pope's official Twitter account, which has more than two million followers in nine languages, will close next week when Benedict XVI leaves office, Vatican Radio said Friday.
The pope's official Twitter account, which has more than two million followers in nine languages, will close next week when Benedict XVI leaves office, Vatican Radio said Friday.
Internet
Feb 23, 2013
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(AP)—Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ.
Internet
Dec 12, 2012
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(AP)—Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity—spreading the faith through his own Twitter account.
Internet
Dec 3, 2012
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(AP)—He already has a billion followers. Now, Pope Benedict XVI will join the Twitter-sphere, tweeting from a personal account along with the world's celebrities, leaders and ordinary folk.
Internet
Nov 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Antique books in the Vatican Library are being digitised to preserve them for future generations using a technique developed through ESA to store satellite images of the sky.
Other
Dec 19, 2011
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(AP) -- The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.
Internet
Jun 25, 2011
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(AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI will be in satellite contact with two Italian astronauts aboard the International Space Station in what would be the first papal call to space.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2011
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The Catholic Church and scientists have a history of clashing, but according to Vatican astronomers, some of the stories of Church persecution are distortions of the truth more gossip than Gospel.
Other
Jan 17, 2011
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For some, the contemplation of the cosmos is a religious experience. Vatican astronomers say this can lead to profound insights about ourselves and the nature of the universe.
Astronomy
Jan 14, 2011
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(AP) -- The pope is going HD.
Telecom
Nov 16, 2010
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