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The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope's encyclical
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (172+ words) The Vatican is preparing to release Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical in the coming weeks. The document is expected to address artificial intelligence and insist on an ethics-based development of the technology, prioritizing human dignity, social relationships and peace. Vatican…...
The American pope: Pope Leo XIV's first year in photos
1+ week, 1+ day ago (64+ words) Caledonian Record In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has sought a pastoral role focused on unity, community and calm leadership in a polarized church and world. Guided by his Augustinian spirituality, Leo has emphasized harmony and healing…...
Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating
1+ week, 6+ day ago (121+ words) Pope Leo XIV is encouraging some of the wealthiest U. S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works. The Chicago-born Leo met with members of The Papal Foundation. The organization is a major funder of papal development projects in…...
First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo
2+ week, 6+ day ago (101+ words) Caledonian Record Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally is a former nurse and married with two children Pope Leo has expressed his hope of a 'reconciled, fraternal and united Christian community' New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to…...
Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison
3+ week, 2+ day ago (104+ words) Caledonian Record Pouring rain marked the visit by Pope Leo XIV to Bata Prison Inmates pray and wave flags bearing images commemorating the visit of Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Bata Prison The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious…...
Pope hits out at jails in closed-off Equatorial Guinea
3+ week, 2+ day ago (181+ words) Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the first day of his visit Pope Leo is on the second day of his visit to Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is the last stop on…...
Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience"
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (204+ words) The pope's planned private meeting with Cameroonian President Paul Biya has split Catholics in the central Africa country Pope Leo heads to Cameroon on Wednesday for a four-day visit that includes a trip to the epicentre of a nearly decade…...
Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps as Algeria trip draws to an end
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (125+ words) Pope walks in Augustine's footsteps on Algeria trip marred by suicide attacks'Caledonian Record On the first day of his trip, the pope met members of the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers Pope Leo…...
Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (108+ words) The highlight of the trip is to be an open-air mass at the Louis II Stadium, expected to be attended by 15, 000 people. Monaco has long-standing ties with the Holy See Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene received the pontiff at…...
Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican's doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (131+ words) One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only conference, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic…...