VATICAN CITY - Technological advances are welcomed with open arms by the Vatican. Catholic religion is reportedly preparing to launch a news portal, next week.
Not just news and information, Pope Benedict XVI himself allegedly will be involved directly in the portal.
The portal will be a gateway that collects information throughout the news from print media, radio and television shows owned by the Vatican and religious stories endlessly. Similarly, reported Yahoo News on Monday (6/27/2011).
The plan, this news portal will be launched on Wednesday (29/06/2011) coincides with the 60th anniversary of the appointment of Pope Benedict as a pastor. Monsignor Claudio Maria Celli, head of the Vatican office that developed the portal, when Pope Benedict's own claim to be launching this site into cyberspace.
In recent years, the Vatican's continued to adapt to changing times as well as advances in information technology and telecommunications. If you remember, in 2008 the Vatican issued a iBreviary application that contains a collection of daily prayer that is often used by priests in several languages.
The application was developed by Rev. Paolo Padrini, a consultant to the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications. The presence of these applications allow the priests held a mass with iPad comes on the altar, rather than the traditional language of Roman missal.
