When Pope Benedict XVI stepped down, the name of the official papal Twitter account was changed to “Sede Vacante,” which is Latin for “the seat being vacant.”
Today, a new pope was chosen, and the account has been reactivated:
The Vatican's official Twitter page has removed the words "Sede Vacante." https://t.co/uBWb3L9Ncq
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) March 13, 2013
.@Pontifex has gained at least 10,000 followers in the last 5 minutes or so.
— Mike (@ThePantau) March 13, 2013
No tweets yet so far, but followers are hoping that we will hear from @Pontifex soon.
, @pontifex is no more in sede vacante mode. Will the new pope tweet? I hope so!
— Gustavo Entrala (@gentrala) March 13, 2013
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Update:
The first tweet:
https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/311922995633455104
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(Editor’s note: The @Pontifex account was updated, rather
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