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| The popemobile may forever keep bulletproof glass between the pontiff and most of his followers, but their ability to connect with him digitally continues to grow. | The popemobile may forever keep bulletproof glass between the pontiff and most of his followers, but their ability to connect with him digitally continues to grow. |
| A Vatican spokesman announced Thursday that a personal Twitter account for Pope Benedict XVI would launch before the end of the year. | A Vatican spokesman announced Thursday that a personal Twitter account for Pope Benedict XVI would launch before the end of the year. |
| The Vatican first announced that the 85-year-old would be getting a personal Twitter account in February. The pope, who favors writing longhand to using computers, might not write all his own tweets but he would have to approve each of them, the Vatican said. | The Vatican first announced that the 85-year-old would be getting a personal Twitter account in February. The pope, who favors writing longhand to using computers, might not write all his own tweets but he would have to approve each of them, the Vatican said. |
| The Vatican has its own Twitter account with more than 105,000 followers. It shares news updates and links from the Vatican Radio website multiple times per hour. | The Vatican has its own Twitter account with more than 105,000 followers. It shares news updates and links from the Vatican Radio website multiple times per hour. |
| Benedict tweeted from the account last year and said: "Dear Friends, I just launched News.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI." | Benedict tweeted from the account last year and said: "Dear Friends, I just launched News.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI." |
| The launch of his personal account follows a succession of communication initiatives meant to bring the Vatican closer to its 1.1 billion members. | The launch of his personal account follows a succession of communication initiatives meant to bring the Vatican closer to its 1.1 billion members. |
| Benedict has encouraged Catholics to join sites like Facebook and Twitter and said that social media sites are important tools for exchanging information. | Benedict has encouraged Catholics to join sites like Facebook and Twitter and said that social media sites are important tools for exchanging information. |
| In a message delivered on World Communications Day in June of last year, the Pope said: "To proclaim the gospel through the new media means not only to insert expressly religious content into different media platforms, but also to witness consistently, in one's own digital profile and in the way one communicates choices, preferences and judgements that are fully consistent with the gospel, even when it is not spoken of specifically." | In a message delivered on World Communications Day in June of last year, the Pope said: "To proclaim the gospel through the new media means not only to insert expressly religious content into different media platforms, but also to witness consistently, in one's own digital profile and in the way one communicates choices, preferences and judgements that are fully consistent with the gospel, even when it is not spoken of specifically." |
| The Vatican has also released a selection of products that meld Catholicism with new technology. There is a Vatican YouTube channel, a Church-approved app for confession and the Pope2you website, which lets followers read his speeches and follow his travels. | The Vatican has also released a selection of products that meld Catholicism with new technology. There is a Vatican YouTube channel, a Church-approved app for confession and the Pope2you website, which lets followers read his speeches and follow his travels. |
| His Twitter handle has not yet been announced, but the pontiff will be joining major religious figures including the archbishop of Canterbury on the site. | His Twitter handle has not yet been announced, but the pontiff will be joining major religious figures including the archbishop of Canterbury on the site. |
| The incoming archbishop, Justin Welby, also has personal account on Twitter, which he recently used to clarify that he is a man – not a woman named Justine – in an effort to quell a protest called after hearing a woman had been appointed to the position. | The incoming archbishop, Justin Welby, also has personal account on Twitter, which he recently used to clarify that he is a man – not a woman named Justine – in an effort to quell a protest called after hearing a woman had been appointed to the position. |
| • This article was amended on 12 November 2012 to correct the number of members of the Vatican. The original said 1.1 million, when it should have said 1.1 billion. | • This article was amended on 12 November 2012 to correct the number of members of the Vatican. The original said 1.1 million, when it should have said 1.1 billion. |
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