Jul 16
Things you can do to get time off of Purgatory: help the poor, volunteer, and now… follow the pope on Twitter.
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Apr 08
It can get lonely in the Vatican: with a population of just over 800, sometimes it’s inevitable that nobody will want to hang out with you. Which might explain this list, which details the porn that’s been downloaded in the Vatican recently. More »
Mar 29
How a Pope’s Chalice Is Made
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I don’t know why I find something so mundane so fascinating but I can’t get enough of watching Argentinian silversmith Juan Carlos Pallarols create a chalice for Pope Francis. It’s incredible just to see his hands and tools shape what will be the cup for the holiest man in the world. More »
Mar 12
The Vatican needs to find a new Pope. And to notify the world of when a new Pope is chosen, the papal conclave will communicate through smoke signal. Black smoke means they haven’t found a Pope, white smoke (or “fumata bianca”) would mean that there is a new Pope. So what’s inside the smoke? More »
Mar 11
Tomorrow, the Sistine Chapel will fill with cardinals who will spend hours—or days—deciding who should be elected as the next Pope. But while they do, the Sistine chapel will be filled with electronic jammers and swept for bugs to ensure no information is leaked. More »
Mar 01
Officials at the Vatican were faced with a tough question when the Pope announced his retirement: what do you get God’s Rottweiler as a leaving present? More »
Feb 22
Pope Benedict XVI joining Twitter and posting his first tweet was a pretty big deal a few months ago when you consider how technologically inept the majority of people believe religious figure heads to be. Unfortunately, it looks as though Pope Benedict XVI won’t only be exiting his papacy at the end of February, but his Twitter account will also be making its short-lived exit.
The news comes from Vatican Radio as they’ve announced the @Ponifex Twitter account will officially come to an end on February 28, the same day Pope Benedict XVI steps down from his position as the current Pope. The Pope’s Twitter account won’t go down without one final message, which is expected to be posted on February 27.
The @Pontifex Twitter account has gained 1.5 million followers in within the two months since it’s been created, although Benedict won’t be considered as a heavy Twitter user as he only tweeted 36 messages since his first message was published on December 12. Meanwhile, I’ve tweeted over 12,000 messages of pure gold, and only have 1,337 followers after using Twitter for almost six years. Boy – do I feel like a loser.
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Dec 04
The Pope gets Twitter account
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So here are millions and millions of folks out there who already own a Twitter account, with some stalkers having more than just one. Well, one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, the Pope, has finally jumped aboard the Twitter bandwagon officially, where he is now able to send Twitter messages to the Catholic faithful via the handle @pontifex, which is actually his personal account, at least according to the Vatican. According to a spokesman, Pope Benedict XVI intended to “reach out to everyone” with tweets – and in order to achieve the maximum exposure, whatever the man of God tweets will be translated into eight languages.
It is said that if you want to know just what the Pope’s first tweet is all about from the @pontifex account, then wait for December 12th to know more. @pontifex means “pontiff” as well as “builder of bridges”, and both of them are very apt for a man of the Pope’s stature. Of course, this December 12th would not be the first tweet from the Pope, as he already sent his first tweet in 2011 (albeit using a Vatican account) in order to roll out the Holy See’s news information portal.
Greg Burke, senior media advisor to the Vatican, said, “We are going to get a spiritual message. The Pope is not going to be walking around with a Blackberry or an iPad and no-one is going to be putting words into the Pope’s mouth. He will tweet what he wants to tweet.”
According to the Vatican, the Pope will rely on a question-and-answer format for his first Twitter session, where he will focus mainly on answering questions concerning the faith, limited by just 140 characters tops for each reply.
In fact, the Vatican has already begun to invite folks to start sending in questions ahead of time so that the Pope will have enough time to formulate his answer when the time comes. Will the Pope overtake Justin Bieber in terms of Twitter followers eventually?
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Nov 20
Pope Reveals All the Secrets of Baby Jesus—Including His Birth Star’s True Nature
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Pope Benedict XVI has just published a new book, the third volume of his Jesus of Nazareth trilogy, talking about the childhood of Jesus. Like Dan Brown’s bestsellers, Herr Ratzinger promises to reveal lots of mysteries for just $13. Or you can save your money and read the juiciest bits here, starting with the reality behind the star of Bethlehem: More »
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