The Catholic Church has a venerable tradition of leadership on pressing technological and social issues, and it is uniquely positioned to influence public debate and policymaking on AI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/world/vatican-and-artificial-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #vaticanartificialintelligence #ai #popeleoxiv #rerumnovarum #catholicchurch #inequality #religion
London-born Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was canonized in a solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Square, with his family watching on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/pope-canonizes-first-millennial-saint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #popeleoxiv#carloacutis #piergiorgiofrassati #stpeter039ssquare #vaticancity #millennial