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London News-Telegraph

Wednesday 10 August 2005, 5:05 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , Computer Topics , News Articles

By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent

The podcast is becoming the Godcast. In a phenomenon which has amazed the clergy, thousands of worshippers are using their iPods to listen to sermons.

While most people use their fashionable portable music players to download their favourite pop tunes from the internet, many are adding a spiritual element to their playlists.

Even the Vatican is catching up with the new trend. Its official radio station in Rome is now offering its own podcasts, and the latest features Pope Benedict XIV issuing a far from fashionable message - a critique of feminism.

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