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Catholic Clergy in France Set to Carry ID Cards Indicating They're in Good Standing
Catholic clergy in France will soon carry a standardized identification card linked to a national database that shows whether they are currently in good standing and can celebrate Mass and hear confessions.
Pope warns of Technological Domination, Threat to Human Ecology at University in Hungary
Speaking at a Catholic university in Hungary on Sunday, Pope Francis warned of the risk of technological domination and the threat it poses to culture and to our human ecology.
An Ethical Artificial Intelligence Respects Human Dignity: Pope Francis
Pope Francis said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning could be beneficial to society as long as they respect human dignity.
Pope Francis Asks Pontifical Academy for Life to Study Ethics of Emerging Technologies
The rapid acceleration of new technologies can produce significant consequences for human life and the environment Pope Francis said Feb. 20.
Pope Francis: Look at Each Other, not Cell Phone Screens
Pope Francis has urged young people to look away from their cell phone screens and make eye contact with the people around them.
Follow St. Paul’s Wisdom When Using Tech to Spread the Gospel: Pope Francis
The pope also warned about “disinformation” in today’s media environment.
Addiction to Digital Media Can Hurt Human Relationships: Pope Francis’ Lenten Message
"May the corporal fasting to which Lent calls us fortify our spirit for the battle against sin,” Pope Francis said.
Vatican Launches Prayer Website "to accompany" Synod on Synodality
The app Click To Pray will also promote prayer for the synodal process.
Technology, Resilience Keep Africa’s Catholic Sisters Initiative Afloat amid COVID-19
The leadership of the initiative that facilitates education for women Religious in Africa has, in a reflection, revealed how technology and resilience have enabled the U.S-based entity to continue with its operations amid COVID-19 restrictions.
Embrace Technology, Discover New Ways to “be Connected”: Kenyan Bishop to Pastoral Agents
COVID-19 restrictions put the people of God in unfamiliar situations that limited their interactions, a Kenyan Bishop noted at the start of a virtual workshop bringing together mainly members of the Clergy and Religious involved in pastoral animation in Kenya whom the Bishop encouraged to come to terms with the new reality and embrace technology, seeking new ways to “be connected” with others.
Beatification Date Set for Italian Computer Programming Teen Carlo Acutis
Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer who died in 2006, will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy.
Pope Francis: Tech Companies Have a Responsibility to Protect Children
In a speech to the head of major global tech companies, Pope Francis said Thursday that protecting children from evils such as trafficking and pornography requires a recognition of the limits of online freedom.
“Cultural reawakening, moral leadership” Needed in Africa: Bishop to Graduating Students
The need to utilize skills acquired in higher institutions of learning to have a positive impact on contemporary society was one of the key highlights of the address of a Kenyan Bishop to the over two thousand students from a variety of African countries who graduated at the main campus of the Nairobi-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa on Friday, October 25, with the Bishop calling for ethical leadership.
Digital Rosary Discovered to be Hackable, Vatican Says it Has Fixed Bugs
Shortly after the new “smart rosary” bracelet was released last week, the Vatican discovered an easy route for hackers to retrieve a user’s personal information. The issue has since been fixed.
