Tag: pope
Tech Digest daily roundup: Pope has Twitter ‘blue tick’ removed
Twitter has finally started removing "legacy" blue ticks from verified accounts, with some of the world's best-known figures losing the verification sign. The Pope, author JK Rowling, football star Cristiano Ronaldo, US rapper Jay-Z, and TV stars Ant and Dec have lost their blue ticks on the social networking site, along with the Conservative and…
Pope launches new Click to Pray app for Catholics
The Pope has launched a new app which aims to connect Catholics through prayer. Called Click To Pray, it's effectively a social network prayer app, and the Pope launched his own profile on the platform during the Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square. The three sections of the app, which is available in six…
The Pope’s iPad sells for $30,500
It looks like Pope Francis may finally be upgrading to an iPad Air 2 - as his old iPad has been sold at auction in Italy. The iPad, which appears to be the original iPad 1 was apparently initially given by the Pope to Uruguayan priest Gonzalo Aemilius, but then he gave it to a…
Former Pope gets Facebook page to build community ahead of beatification
Because Facebook isn't just about sharing information – it creates community, discussion and the sharing of ideas. At least this is how the Vatican sees the social networking site, as it has chosen to set up a Facebook page…
Pope Benedict XVI promises to send "daily inspirational text messages" to Australian Catholics
Turns out the Pope is a dab hand at texting, as he’s promised his Australian worshipers a little daily SMS fun.
He’s apparently visiting the country later this year, where he’ll send out “daily inspirational text messages” to all who sign up for the service, and in a spot of publicity you just can’t pay for (GOD PREFERS TELSTRA!), he’ll be using the phone network Telstra’s 3G service for reaching his internet-bound friends via webcasting…
