Pope Francis Loses His Domain Names on Day One in the Job

Posted on March 16, 2013November 18, 2020

WORCESTER, England, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — New Pope Francis I loses his domain names thanks to Cybersquatters – The Vatican have already lost one key piece of intellectual property by losing key domains surrounding newly elected Pope Francis I on his first day of Papal duties, and could “spark a bidding war” …

Pope Francis spurs hundreds of domain name registrations

By James Barnley Posted in Domains Internet

Posted on March 15, 2013November 19, 2020

Just hours after the world’s new Roman Catholic leader is named, more than 600 domain names are registered at GoDaddy with keywords such as Pope, Bergoglio, and Habemus Papam. Shortly after the smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel turned from black to white and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was deemed the world’s new Roman Catholic …