The Pope Sends First Tweet

Posted on December 15, 2012

The Pope now has a Twitter account, @Pontifex. The Pope has also started tweeting on Dec. 12, 2012. We are sure he will accumulate millions of followers in little time. The Pope wrote in his first tweet, "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."

The pope also wrote several other tweets on Dec. 12th. The Pope already has over 1.1 million followers. Here is a video of the Pope's first tweet. If only everyone's first tweet could be recorded with a historic video just like the Pope.