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Pope Francis: The Communications Strategy That Reset the Vatican

Pope Francis served as the 266th Bishop of Rome from March 2013 until his death in April 2025. He was the first Pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit Pope, the first non-European Pope in a thousand years — and the first Pope to reset Vatican communications for the digital era.

EPR Editorial Team · Apr 14, 2016

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The Vatican's Social Media Empire: From @Pontifex to Voices and Faces

On December 12, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI sent the first papal tweet. Fourteen years later, @Pontifex has carried three Popes — and the Vatican operates one of the most institutionally disciplined social media operations in the world.

EPR Editorial Team · Dec 12, 2012