THE VATICAN, May 20, 2009: Having already established a presence on YouTube, Pope Benedict will soon add a Facebook account as he attempts to keep in touch with Vatican followers worldwide through the online social networking strategy.
The Pontiff’s initiative will also involve iPhone applications and a new portal, www.pope2you.net, which is scheduled to go live on May 24. An iPhone application titled The Pope Meets You on Facebook'” will allow users to send and receive virtual postcards of the Pontiff along with inspiring text from his speeches.