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Zuckerberg, Pope talk technology and charitable giving

(JTA) – Pope Francis talked technology and charitable giving with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, during a private audience at the Vatican. “It was a meeting we’ll never forget,” Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, posted on his Facebook page following the audience Monday. “You can feel his warmth and kindness, and how deeply he cares about helping people.” A Vatican statement said Zuckerberg and the pope “spoke about how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and help deliver a message of hope, especially to those people who are most disadvantaged.” On his Facebook page, Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself presenting the pontiff with a model of a Facebook internet drone. He wrote that he and Chan told the pope “how much we admire his message of mercy and tenderness, and how he’s found new ways to communicate with people of every faith around the world.” The pope has Twitter and Instagram accounts, but does not have a personal Facebook page.

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