Hacker News with Generative AI: Catholicism

On Pope Leo's Desk: Fixing Vatican Finances (pillarcatholic.com)
When Pope Francis emerged on the loggia in 2013, it was widely understood that the “pope from the peripheries” had been elected with a mandate to reform the Roman curia, and especially to clean up corruption.

Vatican, Catholicism, Finances, Leadership, Reform

8 points by nxobject 10 days ago | 0 comments

Address of Pope Leo XIV to the College of Cardinals (vatican.va)
Thank you very much, Your Eminence. Before taking our seats, let us begin with a prayer, asking the Lord to continue to accompany this College, and above all the entire Church with this spirit, with enthusiasm, but also with deep faith. Let us pray together in Latin.

Religion, Catholicism, History

256 points by 90s_dev 13 days ago | 219 comments

Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV (catholicreview.org)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.

Religion, Catholicism, Papal Election, Chicago

215 points by rock57 15 days ago | 2 comments

First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV (cnn.com)

Religion, History, Catholicism

606 points by saikatsg 15 days ago | 1040 comments

What happens after the Pope dies? (vaticannews.va)
The death of a Pope sets a chain of events in motion—traditions that mark the moments from the Pope’s passing and his funeral to the start of the conclave and the election of his successor.

Catholicism, Religion, History, Vatican

8 points by N19PEDL2 30 days ago | 2 comments

Pope announces web designer as first millennial saint (politico.eu)
The Catholic Church will soon get its first millennial saint, an Italian teenager who designed websites for the church, Pope Francis announced Wednesday.

Religion, Catholicism, Millennials, Saints

6 points by Tomte 179 days ago | 2 comments

A Serious Man: On Bruno Latour (jhiblog.org)
Three facts about Bruno Latour. He was from a wine-growing family; he was from Burgundy; and he was Catholic. These facts are related, and they are pertinent to understanding what his philosophical project was about.

Philosophy, Biography, Catholicism

63 points by Thevet 205 days ago | 49 comments