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Vatican News on Twitter: "Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI encouraged evangelization through the internet – and he did so by example. In December 2012, the Pope Emeritus opened his own Twitter account (@Pontifex)
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Twitter account @Pontifex has tweets deleted, Benedict XVI's coat of arms taken off Vatican website – Catholic Telegraph
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