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Pope to have own Google channel with video

Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 PM EST
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Associated Press

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI meets with Iran's bishops at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The Pontiff has said that Iran should work for peace in the Middle East and urged Catholics in the country not to emigrate and to cooperate with the Islamic regime. Benedict did not mention the tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the country's role in Middle Eastern conflicts, but said Iran should become a force for peace in the region. In a speech to Iran's bishops, the pope said he was sure the country would "not fail to follow this vocation.'' (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO)

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— The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI is getting his own channel on Google.

It says the Vatican TV Center and Vatican Radio are collaborating with Google on the project.

The Vatican's press office said Saturday that texts and video of the pope's speeches as well as news about the pontiff would be posted directly onto the channel.

It says more information will be given next week.

The Vatican began using its Web site widely to publish teachings and pronouncements under the late Pope John Paul II.

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Michael Sautter

I thought Google was shutting down Google Video?

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Reply#1 - Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:48 AM EST
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