Last but not least: Get to know the Pope 2.0!
Until recently, the head of the Catholic Church’s familiarity with the media was still extremely limited. The Pope’s private secretary, Georg Gänswein, revealed some time ago that the Pope had only a small black-and-white television on which they would occasionally watch the Italian news together. But now, in 2009, Benedict XVI is taking giant leaps into the multimedia future.
Until recently, the media knowledge of the head of the Catholic Church was still extremely modest. A while ago, the papal private secretary Georg Gänswein said that he only had a small black-and-white television set on which they occasionally watched the Italian news together. But now, in 2009, Benedict XVI is taking giant leaps into the multimedia future. As of this Friday, the Vatican has its own YouTube channel. This will be constantly fed with new content by Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Center. The content will include broadcasts of church events, papal announcements and teachings. The channel is intended to serve both devout Catholics and people who are simply curious about what is going on in Rome. In addition, a website dedicated to the Vatican was recently launched, on which the tomb of John Paul II can be constantly observed via webcam.
