The Pope sends his first tweet

Posted by Tiffany Gibson | Published December 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm | Comments 0

You can now follow the pope on Twitter.

Pope Benedict XVI, 85, sent his first tweet Wednesday. He now has more than 892,000 followers.

The New York Times reports he sent the message from a tablet computer in the Vatican hall.

[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736]

And then he followed it up with several more tweets.

[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278819486377840640]

[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278820239943274497]

[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278861784008499201]

[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278907093065535488]

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