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Pope’s Twitter account closing down

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(CNN) — A holy change on Twitter. There will be no more tweets from the Pope.

Pope Benedict’s official Twitter account, @Pontifex, will be closed February 28th, according to Vatican Radio.

The pontiff will likely send out his last Tweet on Feb. 27, the day before he leaves the Vatican.

More than  2 million people follow Pope Benedict on Twitter.