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Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'
Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

Megachurch pastor Craig Groeschel follows Tim Tebow in suspending ties to Life Surge

(RNS) — An investigation by podcaster Pablo Torre and Mother Jones magazine alleged that Life Surge, which runs Christian leadership and wealth events featuring sports stars and Christian celebrities, pressured attendees into taking on tens of thousands in debt.
Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

Pope Leo warns: Invoking God to justify war is to ‘profane’ his name

METZ, France (RNS) — On his final day in France, Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to uphold multilateralism and international law and reject the 'illusion' of rearmament.

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Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

Israel is not an etrog. It doesn’t have to be flawless to be legitimate.

(RNS) — A funny cartoon makes a point: Who of us could hold up against such incessant scrutiny?
Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

The enigmatic Bayeux Tapestry — a bothsidesism for the ages

(RNS) — The monks' efforts were not employed, as today, to rationalize bad behavior on one's own side, but as bona fide criticism of both.

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Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

At Lourdes healing shrine, Pope Leo addresses ‘wounds’ of clerical abuse

LOURDES, France (RNS) — With clerical abuse scandals and the Vatican trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik looming over the pope's visit to France, Leo encouraged the church to 'have the courage' to recognize its failures, while calling on bishops to remain vigilant.
Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI ‘should be taken seriously’

Pope Leo welcomes French converts and wades into liturgy debate

PARIS (RNS) — As France sees a surge in adult and youth baptisms, Pope Leo XIV urged the church to welcome new Catholics into parish life and called for reverence in worship without letting liturgical preferences divide the faithful.
 
 

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