Pope Francis

Italian leader says pope will join G7 discussion on AI

By Cindy Wooden

ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that Pope Francis would participate in a G7 “outreach” discussion on artificial intelligence when the leaders of the world’s leading industrialized nations countries meet in southern Italy in mid-June. “This is the first time a Pontiff is participating in the work of the Group of Seven and …

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4/29/24

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Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says in city built on water

By Carol Glatz

VENICE, Italy — Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge and electric golf cart. Tourists and residents, however, came to a standstill; many were marooned in small neighborhoods as security shut down entire streets and severely limited regular waterway traffic. The …

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4/29/24

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Pope praises artists, encourages prisoners to never lose hope

By Carol Glatz

VENICE, Italy — The rusted wrought iron frame and grate of an old well became a garden of crocheted flowers inside the courtyard of the Giudecca women’s prison in Venice. The handmade garlands also adorned the archways’ brick columns and copper drainpipes. Some 80 female detainees, prison staff and volunteers applauded and smiled when Pope …

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4/29/24

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Pope suggests playing checkers to keep the mind sharp

By Justin McLellan

VATICAN CITY — While misusing modern forms of media dulls the mind, games like checkers are a simple way to stimulate one’s intellect and foster community, Pope Francis said. Checkers “is a game that exercises (one’s) logical ability,” the pope told members of the Italian Checkers Foundation April 26. “And there is a need for …

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4/26/24

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