Yes, it’s true. Last year, the Pope debuted a YouTube channel. Now, Pope Benedict has launched an iPhone app, along with a Facebook app.
Pope2You is actually more than just a Facebook app. There’s now a new site that connects followers to the existing YouTube Channel, the new Facebook application, and an iPhone app as well.
“Pope2You for Facebook lets you receive the messages of Pope Benedict XVI through the most important social network of the world. So you can meet the Pope on Facebook, listen to his words, see his pictures, receive his messages of congratulations through “virtual postcards”. The postcards can be sent to your “friends” on Facebook and the application can be shared with anyone.”
As for the iPhone application, it’s really just an extension of the YouTube channel. It will be utilized as a means of broadcasting the Pope’s many messages:
“The H2Onews application for the iPhone and iPod Touch brings you timely, insightful news about the life of the Church in the world. In collaboration with the Vatican Television Center and Vatican Radio,H2Onews connects you with video and audio news from the Vatican.”
It’s an interesting step. I really don’t know what to the expect now that the Church has moved into a more interactive environment like Facebook.
This could usher in a new era of interactivity for the Roman Catholic Church.
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