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Pope Benedict XVI Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.  asked young people "to take on the responsibility for the evangelization e·van·gel·ize  
v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To preach the gospel to.

2. To convert to Christianity.

v.intr.
To preach the gospel.
 of this 'digital continent,'" in his World Communications Day message, but he's leading by example, too. The Vatican has launched Pope2You.net as a hub for its social networking See social networking site.

social networking - social network
 outreach.

The pope is not joining Facebook, but you can receive inspirational in·spi·ra·tion·al  
adj.
1. Of or relating to inspiration.

2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration.

3. Resulting from inspiration.
 messages from him or send online B16 postcards to Facebook friends. A new iPhone application also allows Catholics to follow Vatican news on their phone through H20news.org.

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Pope2You also includes "WikiCath," which contains the pope's World Communications Day message with interpretation and links to Wikipedia. "Wiki" implies that anyone can contribute or modify content, but users cannot interact with WikiCath.

The Vatican's YouTube channel (youtube.com/vatican), launched in January, is also a part of Pope2You.
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes; Pope Benedict XVI on evangelization
Author:Sweas, Megan
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Brief article
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Date:Aug 1, 2009
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