The pope has been active on Twitter only since December 12 . He is the first pontiff to use it as a means of communicating with his followers and he uses it regularly in speeches or messages posted online. The first Catholic pope to use Twitter , he tweets under the handle @ Pontifex -- meaning `` bridge builder '' in Latin . He tweets under the handle @ Pontifex -- meaning `` bridge builder '' in Latin .
The pope has been active on Twitter only since December 12 . He is the first pontiff to use it as a means of communicating with his followers and he uses it regularly in speeches or messages posted online. He tweets under the handle @ Pontifex -- meaning `` bridge builder '' in Latin .