Friday, September 26, 2008

You have a call on Line 1

(religion in the news)

Verizon Wireless is now launching a new cell phone service in the United States that will allow subscribers to receive messages from the Pope.

Subscribers will pay 30 cents to receive a daily missive based on the homilies, speeches and messages of Pope John Paul II, under a deal with the Vatican and Italian wireless services provider Acotel, based in Rome. AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless will follow quickly with their own versions.