Israeli President Shimon Peres, 89, tweeted: "Your holiness, welcome to Twitter. Our relations with the Vatican are at their best, can form a basis to further peace everywhere."
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The Pope attracts Twitter followers
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict had some 370,000 followers on Twitter yesterday, a mere 24 hours after the Vatican unveiled his handle: @pontifex.
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