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News from the Vatican
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We are all finding ourselves in such a special and exciting time with our new holy Father, Pope Leo XIV!
As the days have gone by since we first saw the white smoke, and heard the words “Habemus Papem!”, we are learning so much about Pope Leo and his ministry. There are many stories, and many wishes and prayers for what we would like to see from his papacy.
Is there something you would like to see, or hear? Have you learned something that you would like to share? Have you seen or heard from others that they have been impacted by this time in our church, in the world? Have you found yourself more hopeful for our world?
God is at work, and we would love to hear from you! Please send us your thoughts by sending an email to [email protected], and we will share them here as we pray for Pope Leo XIV together as a parish family!
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An Important Message
As news continues to pour out from all sorts of sources regarding Pope Leo XIV, we are asking everyone to be discerning about what they are reading and hearing in both the news media and especially social media. We are sharing below an excerpt from a news article from The Vatican. We are also including a link to Vatican News to help you easily follow Pope Leo. Thank you!
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.
The Vatican News site published the warning in several languages May 21 after a 36-minute “deep fake” -- AI-generated -- video was posted on YouTube.
The post, which used manipulated video of Pope Leo and an AI-generated voice with an accent that is not Pope Leo’s, praises Ibrahim Traoré, the military ruler of Burkina Faso.
Vatican News said the post was “produced using footage from Pope Leo XIV’s audience with journalists on Monday, May 12. A ‘morphing’ technique was used -- that is, transforming the image so that the movement of the lips matches the AI-generated words.”
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16 hours agoWith its 1.4 billion followers and 400,000 priests worldwide, the Catholic Church also has a critical mass of people who can back environmental initiatives, Schwarzenegger said. -
yesterdayThe core of the idea is that a “healthy” secularism is one in which church and state are separate, but in which religious institutions and believers are encouraged to play important roles in public... -
4 days agoLeo, who is himself a canon lawyer, may have ideas of reforms for the church's legal system, and may want to put in place someone of his own choosing who can execute that vision.
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