Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI To Resign
Pope Benedict XVI To Resign
In stunning news, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday morning from the Vatican that he will resign his position as head of the Catholic Church, effective on February 28. This has already set off a flurry of speculation, largely because no pope has voluntarily done so since the year 1415. The news is still coming in, but here's what we know so far:
Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]
Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]
The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad. You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.