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| Pope to launch Vatican on YouTube | Pope to launch Vatican on YouTube |
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| Pope Benedict XVI is set to have his own dedicated channel on the popular video sharing website, YouTube. | Pope Benedict XVI is set to have his own dedicated channel on the popular video sharing website, YouTube. |
| Video and audio footage of his speeches as well as news of the Holy See will be posted on the site, the Vatican says. | Video and audio footage of his speeches as well as news of the Holy See will be posted on the site, the Vatican says. |
| Although the Vatican has its own website, the YouTube venture represents its biggest reach into cyberspace, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy, in Rome. | Although the Vatican has its own website, the YouTube venture represents its biggest reach into cyberspace, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy, in Rome. |
| Officials at the Vatican say it is aimed at everyone from devout Catholics to the casual web browser. | Officials at the Vatican say it is aimed at everyone from devout Catholics to the casual web browser. |
| But there is a debate within the Catholic Church about the value of the internet as a missionary tool, our correspondent says. | But there is a debate within the Catholic Church about the value of the internet as a missionary tool, our correspondent says. |
| 'Digital generation' | 'Digital generation' |
| The Pope's first message for YouTube is expected to be released later on Friday. | The Pope's first message for YouTube is expected to be released later on Friday. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I think it is great. I am converting currently so would be good to watch. Charlotte Kohler, London Send us your comments | |
| Working in collaboration with YouTube's owners, Google, the Vatican will supply a variety of material for its new channel. | Working in collaboration with YouTube's owners, Google, the Vatican will supply a variety of material for its new channel. |
| The Catholic Church will retain full control of the content. | The Catholic Church will retain full control of the content. |
| The Vatican's Osservatore Romano newspaper said the aim of the deal was to "secure the Pope's presence on the web". | The Vatican's Osservatore Romano newspaper said the aim of the deal was to "secure the Pope's presence on the web". |
| It added that Pope Benedict had always been "fond of new technologies". | It added that Pope Benedict had always been "fond of new technologies". |
| Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, head of the Vatican's communications department, told the newspaper the Pope hoped to reach out to "the digital generation." | Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, head of the Vatican's communications department, told the newspaper the Pope hoped to reach out to "the digital generation." |