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Vatican to launch Internet news portal next week
Yahoo ^ | 6/25/11 | AP

Posted on 06/25/2011 1:12:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.

Vatican officials said Saturday that Benedict has been following the development of the portal — http://www.news.va — .. a one-stop-shop for Holy See news.

The portal is being launched Wednesday, ..

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholic; holysee; internet; news; pope; portal; vatican

1 posted on 06/25/2011 1:12:28 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Good Luck!

We'll be there later this year. This site could come
in real handy with our new handgadgets while traveling.

Pope Benedict XVI kisses a baby during the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito


2 posted on 06/25/2011 1:15:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

The Vatican has had servers for years — this will be its first actual blog?


3 posted on 06/25/2011 1:19:25 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope it’s more than just church news. Would be nice to see some edgy news and commentary about world events.


4 posted on 06/25/2011 1:22:28 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope it’s more than just church news. Would be nice to see some edgy news and commentary about world events.


5 posted on 06/25/2011 1:23:05 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Genoa

Please excuse the double post. Mea culpa.


6 posted on 06/25/2011 1:24:41 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Genoa

No problemo.

Say Three ‘Hail Barrys’ and donate to FR regularly. 8-]


7 posted on 06/25/2011 1:55:56 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Hmmm,, not sure ..

I would think they have had bulletin boards and ed. sites or such ‘til now.

What platform does the Vatican run on?

Sun.
Oracle.
Apple.

It must be quite a mixture or maybe they just contract it out.


8 posted on 06/25/2011 2:01:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: Genoa

I’m wondering if it will be anything like www.zenit.org.


9 posted on 06/25/2011 2:15:25 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Boehner, you B@st@rd!)
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