Pope’s speeches soon on YouTube

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Pope to launch YouTube channel: If you like watching speeches in Latin, then Pope Benedict XVI’s new YouTube channel will be your kind of thing. The Vatican’s press office has announced that it is working with Google (owner of YouTube) on a way to share video and audio of the Pontiff’s speeches. The Pope already has more than 24,000 friends on his Facebook page, established by the Holy See Press Office. (Seriously! We’re not making this up!)

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