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Jay Leno Airs The Vatican Harlem Shake Video [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:13:41 +0000

We have a new Pope, Jorge Bergoglio the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, but prior to his introduction on Wednesday, Catholic Cardinals came together to vote on the newly elected Pope. However, I had no idea that they would perform the internet sensation known as the “Harlem Shake.” Watch the latest parody produced by late night [...]

New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:05 +0000

Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

Fake Bishop Sneaks Into College Of Cardinals

Chris Reed — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:15:33 +0000

As Cardinals of the Catholic Religion prepare to elect a new pope, a man tried to sneak into secret talks Monday that are being held by the religious figures. The impostor was identified by Italian news agency ANSA as Ralph Napierski. He is of German decent and said he was part of a non-existent Catholic [...]

Pope Benedict XIV To Resign This Month

Chris Reed — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:10:56 +0000

For the first time in 600 years, a pope has resigned from his position. The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XIV has resigned as Pope of the Catholic Church. The Vatican Radio website has the full text of the pope’s statement today. Here it is in full: Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to [...]

Pope Benedict XIV Sends Out His First Tweet

Chris Reed — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:44:00 +0000

We all knew that Pope Benedict XIV was on Twitter, but he had not yet sent out his first tweet. Well, the wait is over because the Pope has officially sent out his first ever tweet. The Pope took a HUGE step into the 21st Century when he elected to enter into the social media [...]

Hallelujah! Pope Benedict Joins Twitter

Donald Deane — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:30:28 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI may be the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church with a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years, but that doesn't mean he's not up on the latest technology. In fact, the Vatican recently revealed the pope's Twitter handle and said that he'll start tweeting to followers on Dec. 12.

Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:00:23 +0000

The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad.

You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.