Religion_Belief

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Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi (left) and Vatican communications adviser Greg Burke present Pope Benedict XVI's Twitter web page (top right) to journalists at the Vatican press hall on Dec. 3, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle @Pontifex on Dec. 12. The Vatican said Monday the pope will be using a question and answer format in his first Tweet, focusing on answering questions about faith — in 140 characters. (Associated Press)

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A bread vendor balances his wares on his head Dec. 4, 2012, while passing a mural and photographs depicting protesters killed in the unrest in Egypt. (Associated Press)

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Protesters chant slogans and wave Egyptian national flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Hundreds of black-clad riot police deployed around the Itihadiya palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis. (Associated Press)

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Protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Hundreds of black-clad riot police deployed around the Itihadiya palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood during a rally Dec. 4, 2012, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian riot police stand guard Dec. 4, 2012, behind barbed wire in front of the presidential palace in Cairo while protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood during a rally Dec. 4, 2012, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also is chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), delivers her keynote speech at the party's 2012 convention in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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** FILE ** A woman holds a Bible as she stands in silent prayer on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in the hour before the justices return to the bench for another term on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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An unidentified woman holds a Bible as she stands in silent prayer on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in the hour before the justices return to the bench for another term on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/File)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus prayer he delivered from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope Benedict XVI leads a Vespers prayer in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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The Pope Benedict XVI Twitter Web page is displayed on a screen during its official presentation at the Vatican Press Hall on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Father Federico Lombardi (left), the Vatican's spokesman, and Vatican communications adviser Greg Burke present Pope Benedict XVI's Twitter Web page (top right) to journalists at the Vatican Press Hall on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)