Vatican: In 9 Days, Pope Will Tweet

Get ready for one of Twitter's newer handles, @Pontifex, which belongs to none other than one Pope Benedict XVI. The pontiff doesn't plan on using it until Dec. 12, the Vatican revealed today, but come next Wednesday, he'll begin tweeting in six languages. His first tweets will take a Q&A format, with the Qs being questions about faith, reports the AP. It won't be Benedict's first foray into the 140-character world, as he sent a tweet last year announcing the launch of a Vatican news portal. A rep says the pontiff will tweet "as often as he wants," and he'll likely reach a sizable crowd: His tweetless account already claims 47,000 followers. (More Pope Benedict XVI stories.)