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'Nerdy Pope' trends on social media after Pope Leo's Vatican observatory visit: All you need to know about his educational qualifications
The Times of India
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On July 20, 1969, millions of eyes were on the screen watching a live broadcast of the moon landing of the Eagle lunar module from the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, became the first person to...
Yellowstone actor Josh Lucas marries meteorologist Brianna Ruffalo inside Vatican City
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
“Reflect on the authenticity of your witness”: Pope Leo XIV to digital missionaries
Zenit
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July 30, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.29.2025).- On the morning of Tuesday, July 29, Pope Leo appeared before a large gathering of “digital missionaries,” most of them young people, at the conclusion of Mass presided over by Cardinal Tagle at the altar...
Pope Leo XIV declares miracle after baby survived when scientifically impossible
MARCA
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July 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has officially declared as a miracle the remarkable recovery of a premature baby in a Rhode Island hospital in 2007, after attributing the healing to a prayer addressed to the Spanish priest Salvador Valera Parra. The Holy See...
History with Phil: Scientific advancements initially shunned until proven right
KULR 8 - Montana
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July 19, 2025
Throughout history, science has advanced not just through steady progress, but often through the perseverance of individuals whose ideas were mocked, ignored or rejected — until overwhelming evidence proved them right. Here are some of the most...
AP News Summary at 5:54 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Hawaii TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. No substantial...
Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa?
Al Jazeera
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July 30, 2025
In the early hours of Sunday, July 27, armed fighters attacked a Catholic church in the Komanda region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where about a hundred people had gathered for a night vigil. Dozens of people were killed and...
Project Ploughshares researcher calls for ‘meaningful human control’ over AI-enabled warfare
Anglican Journal
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July 17, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved in recent years from the realm of science fiction to a part of everyday life, incorporated into everything from search engines to virtual assistants to generative tools and used in a wide variety of settings,...
Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican
Dialog - Delaware
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July 17, 2025
Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, continues to work at the Vatican Secretariat of State as one of several clerks, a report says. OSV News reached out to the...
K-array’s system deployed at religious events in the Vatican
AV Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Event technology specialists Agorà won the European tender for an audio and video distribution system, intended for the 2025 Jubilee celebrations in St. Peter’s Square, Rome. Following the death of Pope Francis, the system was also used for the...
Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican
OSV News
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July 17, 2025
(OSV News) — Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, continues to work at the Vatican Secretariat of State as one of several clerks, a report says. OSV News reached...
OVERTOURISM
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
Summertime and the living is anything but easy if you’re planning on going south to certain hotspots this year. Locals in some of the best-loved destinations are venting their fury about overtourism in the height of the season – and beyond. The...
Jubilee year to include first Vatican event for Catholic ‘influencers’
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 16, 2025
In a historic move affirming the Church’s mission in the digital age, the Vatican will host Catholic content creators, evangelists, and influencers from around the world this July for a special Jubilee celebration for those spreading the Gospel...
Panel: Catholic influencers are blessings, not 'brands,' sharing the Good News
Detroit Catholic
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July 29, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic influencers and online content creators are called to be authentic witnesses to their faith, and to build communities open to dialogue and truth, not to build "religious ghettoes," echo chambers or...
Pope tells digital missionaries to help foster peace in the world
Catholic News
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July 29, 2025
Digital missionaries and Catholic influencers film Pope Leo’s speech at the Vatican yesterday (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Pope Leo XIV admitted science and technology are influencing “the way we live in the world” in a speech yesterday to influencers...
Baptize Technology: Sometimes Grace Speaks Javascript
Word on Fire - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
I recently visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, the largest Marian pilgrimage site in Latin America. It was a weekday, but the plaza was packed. A sea of pilgrims, some barefoot, some weeping, many just silent, gazed at...
Notre-Dame Is Getting a Digital Twin That Is Accurate Down to the Inch
My Modern Met - California
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July 29, 2025
On December 7, 2024, Notre-Dame finally reopened its doors, nearly six years after a devastating fire tore through the iconic gothic cathedral. During that time, more than 2,000 craftspeople, including architects, carpenters, and artisans,...
K-array’s Firenze system powers Papal events at the Vatican, Rome
Installation
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July 16, 2025
Event technology specialists Agorà installed KH7 loudspeakers and KS7 subwoofers, which were deployed for Pope Francis' funeral and the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy It can now be revealed that a K-array Firenze...
Create encounters, not just content, pope tells digital missionaries, influencers
Detroit Catholic
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July 29, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an ever-evolving era of technological advancement, including the adoption of artificial intelligence, Catholics in the digital space must focus on being authentic witnesses rather than providing endless streams of content,...
Poland protests to Vatican over bishops’ comments on migration
Inquirer
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July 16, 2025
WARSAW — The Polish government said Tuesday it has protested to the Vatican after two bishops issued scathing criticism of Warsaw’s migration policies. Poland said the bishops, who are close to the country’s nationalist movements, were interfering...