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Pope Sends First Tweet to More Than 1 Million Followers Wednesday, December 12, 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI launched his very own Twitter account, sending a short inaugural message to his more than 1 million followers.

Vatican Webcam Streams Live with New 'Pope App' Tuesday, December 04, 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is offering a new app that provides live streaming of papal events and video feeds from the Vatican's six webcams.

With @Pontifex, Pope Reaches Out to New Kind of Followers Monday, December 03, 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To celebrate the launch of his new Twitter account, Pope Benedict XVI will tweet the answers to a handful of questions from his followers.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Once the Vatican launches Pope Benedict XVI's official Twitter feed before the end of the year, it's hoped all the fake papal tweets will cease and desist, said a Vatican official. Sunday, November 11, 2012 Vatican to Launch Official Twitter Feed from Pope Sunday, November 11, 2012	BALTIMORE (CNS)—Social media is not only here to stay but should be recognized and used as a "new form of pastoral ministry," U.S. bishops were told Nov. 15 in their annual meeting. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Bishops Urged to Embrace Social Media to Evangelize Effectively Wednesday, November 17, 2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI himself will give a cyber spark of life to a new Internet portal that gathers all Vatican news into one multimedia website, officials from the Vatican's communications office announced. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Vatican to Launch Web Portal That Streamlines News Wednesday, June 29, 2011	VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While the church is looking for creative ways to evangelize through new media, the actions of Catholics always speak louder than words, said Pope Benedict XVI. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Even With New Media, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Pope Says Wednesday, November 17, 2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI invited Christians to join online social networks in order to spread the Gospel through digital media and discover "an entirely new world of potential friendships." Thursday, January 27, 2011 Pope Says Online Social Networks Can Help Spread the Gospel Thursday, January 27, 2011	NEW YORK (CNS)—If Jesus wasn't afraid to speak about the birds of the air, why should the church be afraid to tweet, Jesuit Father James Martin asked as he addressed a communications luncheon in Manhattan. Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Like Jesus, Church Must Use Today's Media to Tell Stories Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship 43rd World Communications Day message, Pope Benedict XVI, 2009	Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 Ethics in Communications Pontifical Council for Social Communications, 2000
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Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 The Church and Internet Pontifical Council for Social Communications, 2002	Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 Communio et Progressio Pastoral Instruction on the Means of Social Communications, Second Vatican Council, 1971
Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 Ethics in Internet Pontifical Council for Social Communications, 2002	Click the link to read the full document. Thursday, June 11, 2009 Inter Mirifica Decree on theMedia of Social Communications, Second Vatican Council, 1963