Telstra goes networking at the highest level

VODAFONE might have won the rights to Apple's coveted iPhone, but Telstra has an even higher power working for it.

Telstra is the mobile network of choice for the Pope.

The Catholic Church has struck a deal with Australia's telco giant for Pope Benedict XVI to text daily messages of "inspiration and hope" to the mobile phones of thousands of young Catholics during World Youth Day 08 in Sydney in July.

The Catholic Church will plunge into the digital era during the six-day event, with the help of Telstra, in the hope that text messaging will help the Pope connect with a younger audience.

Telstra has pulled out all the stops for the event — it will even erect "digital prayer walls" at locations across Sydney. Young Catholics will be able to text inspirational messages that will appear on the wall — after some careful vetting by WYD08 organisers.

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