Pope Culture Goes From Facebook to Twitter

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 21, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Following on the success of their «Pope culture» campaign on Facebook, the U.S. bishops are planning something similar for Twitter.

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is «encouraging Catholics to learn about the Pope — in 140 characters or less,» a statement reported.

Starting Monday and through Friday, Oct. 29, the USCCB will post one question a day to their Twitter followers (using the hashtag #popeculture) on the life and teachings of Benedict XVI.

The first person to provide the correct answer as an @reply will receive a free copy of the book, «Benedict XVI: Essays and Reflections on His Papacy

The bishops’ similar Facebook campaign ran from Oct. 11 through Oct. 15.

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