Pope sends first tweet
Pope Benedict XVI has sent his first tweet, telling his followers he was "pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter"
The Pope post his first tweet to his virtual followers
The Pope already has more than a billion worldwide followers, as head of the Roman Catholic Church. But tonight his total of virtual followers on Twitter reached a million - and counting - after he made his first tweet this morning.
ITV News Correspondent Paul Davies reports:
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