POPE TURNS ON WORLD'S BIGGEST
CHRISTMAS TREE VIA HIS TABLET COMPUTER
(LINK & VIDEO
BELOW)
[PHOTO - Workers
decorate the Christmas tree at St Peter?s square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict
XVI on Wednesday used a tablet computer from his Vatican residence on Wednesday
to switch on a giant light installation in Italy known as the "World's Biggest
Christmas Tree" Pope Benedict XVI used a tablet computer from his Vatican
residence on Wednesday to switch on a giant light installation in Italy known as
the "World's Biggest Christmas Tree".]
VATICAN, DECEMBER 9, 2011 (YAHOO ASIA) By Filippo Monteforte |
AFP - (PHOTO -
"I hope this will be a light in the darkness," the pope said.
The "tree" is made up of 400 large multi-coloured lights arranged across a
hillside above the picturesque medieval town of Gubbio and stretches to a height
of 750 metres (2,461 feet) and a maximum width of 450 metres.
The shooting star at the top of the hill is made up of 250 lights and covers
an area of more than 1,000 square metres (10,760 square feet).
The town in the Umbria region in northern Italy, which also has historical
links to Saint Francis of Assisi, began the installation in 1981.
The connection to the lights in Gubbio was made through a web server. The
event was shown on Rai Uno public television.
"This is a message of peace," Gubbio mayor Diego Guerrini said.
Looking bemused and aided by cardinals at his side, the 84-year-old pope in
June sent his first tweet using a tablet computer to launch a new Vatican
multimedia web portal.
"Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus
XVI," wrote the pope, using his formal name in Latin -- which is still the
Vatican's official language.
Raw Video: Pope lights
'tree' using computer 15 hours ago - AP 1:35 | 110 views
Pope Benedict XVI
has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria by tapping on a
tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican. (Dec. 7)
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Video- Pope lights 'tree' using computer
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