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Article posted: 12/3/2012 2:05 PM

Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle

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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.

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Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages starting Dec. 12.