A TelCo ran by nun

Interesting entry from Nicolas Nova on Pasta and Vinegar on how The Vatican's telecom is run by nuns.

"The Telephone Service of the Vatican State is responsible for the study, installation and management of the telecommunications infrastructure of the Vatican. It has been run since 5th July 1948 by devout members of the religious order of the Society of St Paul (la Società S.Paolo), employs over 30 laymen, a few priests and numerous nuns."

It's not surprising, The Vatican has always been heavily involved with new technology, starting with the Internet, to spread the good word and information about the church, powered by three computer servers named after the three archangels: Gabriel, Raphael and Michael.

And the Vatican even nominated a patron saint of the Internet, St Isidore. But no word so far on a patron saint for text messaging.

emily | 9:29 AM | SMS and Religion |
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