Pope Sends First-Ever Tweet

Holy See boosts online presence

Today is the 60th anniversary of the Pope’s ordination as a priest. To start the celebration early, Pope Benedict XVI launched the Vatican’s new news portal yesterday, broadcasting the addition to the Holy See’s media repertoire with his first-ever tweet. "Dear Friends, I just launched News.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI," the Pope tweeted from @news_va_en.

The Pope sent his first tweet from his iPad and then followed with a French translation on the Holy See’s French Twitter feed.

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