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Pope emojis arrive just in time for US visit

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 11, 2015

A company has answered the prayers of those seeking the pope in emoji form.

Swyft Media has released the Popemoji keyboard app, which is available on iOS and Android platforms. The app contains 52 stickers and 14 animated GIFs, according to CNET.

The collection highlights the pope enjoying himself in America, visiting landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Lincoln Memorial.

While some people may balk at His Holiness being turned into emojis, the project was actually commissioned by the Catholic network, Aleteia.

The pontiff’s highly anticipated U.S. visit begins Sept. 22.

Set of cartoons for messaging apps celebrates US visit by depicting Pontiff in variety of roles:

Posted by Aleteia on Thursday, September 10, 2015

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