In this photo from June 28, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI touches a touchpad to send a tweet for the launch of the Vatican news information portal www.news.va at the Vatican.
Pope Pius XI, for example, caused a similar stir when he launched Vatican Radio some 80 years ago to bring the pope's message on radio waves around the globe. The Vatican also has its own newspaper, television service and maintains dedicated YouTube channels and an Internet news portal.
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