Hacker News with Generative AI: Religion

Pope Leo XIV Is a Sox Fan, Despite the Hope from Cubs Fans, Brother Confirms (blockclubchicago.org)
CHICAGO — The Cubs looked for awhile like that they had a pope in their corner. But not so fast. Pope Leo XIV is actually a White Sox fan, his older brother said.

Sports, Religion, Chicago

9 points by mooreds 13 hours ago | 2 comments

Augustine of Hippo (wikipedia.org)
Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ aw-GUST-in, US also /ˈɔːɡəstiːn/ AW-gə-steen;[22] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430)[23] was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.

Philosophy, History, Religion, Theology

8 points by lordleft 18 hours ago | 3 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 18 hours ago | 2 comments

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

Religion, History, Catholicism

562 points by saikatsg 19 hours ago | 898 comments

Show HN: Checking Pope's election results with smoke test script for chimney (github.com/donobu-inc)

Programming, Humor, Pope, Religion

26 points by vasusen 19 hours ago | 11 comments

Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to RFK Jr. for surgeon general (apnews.com)
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney

Politics, Health, Religion

13 points by perihelions 1 day ago | 3 comments

Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World (pewresearch.org)
Belief in life after death is widespread around the globe, as is the belief that spirits can reside in animals and in parts of nature such as mountains, rivers or trees, according to a Pew Research Center survey of three dozen countries with a wide range of religious traditions.

Religion, Spirituality, Surveys, Culture, Global Trends

4 points by hn_acker 2 days ago | 0 comments

Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis' Tombstone (nytimes.com)
The arrangements for the funeral of Pope Francis were meticulous, and the ceremony drew a global audience. But it is the arrangement of the letters on his tombstone that are now attracting outsize attention.

Design, Art, Religion, Pop Culture

4 points by qsi 3 days ago | 2 comments

Bad Faith (Film) (wikipedia.org)
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones.

Documentary Films, Politics, Religion, United States

7 points by axiologist 5 days ago | 3 comments

Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis' Tombstone (nytimes.com)
The arrangements for the funeral of Pope Francis were meticulous, and the ceremony drew a global audience. But it is the arrangement of the letters on his tombstone that are now attracting outsize attention.

Design, Religion, Pope Francis, Art

20 points by helloworld 5 days ago | 5 comments

Chariot and Saucer (jewishreviewofbooks.com)
Sometime in the early Babylonian exile, a priest named Ezekiel had a vision on the banks of the Chebar Canal. Four winged creatures, each with four faces, emerged, borne on a fiery wind, drawing a bejeweled chariot (merkavah). In the air above them, God sat on a sapphire throne and said, “O Mortal, stand up on your feet that I may speak to you” (Ezek. 2:1).

Religion, History, Bible, Judaism, Literature

9 points by samclemens 9 days ago | 4 comments

Curbing the Power of the Popes (historytoday.com)
The survival of the papacy has always been dependent on a precarious balancing act between the pope’s religious and secular powers.

History, Religion, Power, Politics

8 points by Vigier 14 days ago | 0 comments

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows (theatlantic.com)
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.

Religion, Politics, Christianity, United States

18 points by handfuloflight 15 days ago | 5 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 16 days ago | 2 comments

AP News Site Down? (apnews.com)
Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday

News, Religion, Events

7 points by mikequinlan 17 days ago | 4 comments

Pope Francis Died (nytimes.com)
Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman Catholic Church, and who spoke out tirelessly for migrants, the marginalized and the health of the planet, died on Monday at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was 88.

Religion, World News, Obituary

16 points by simonebrunozzi 18 days ago | 3 comments

Pope Francis has died (bbc.co.uk)
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced.

Religion, News, World Events

221 points by rowanajmarshall 18 days ago | 18 comments

Mistaking Mary Magdalene (newyorker.com)
The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Religion, History, Women, Christianity

42 points by benbreen 18 days ago | 29 comments

Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? (historyextra.com)
Every year Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, when he suffered agonising pain on the cross, but they refer to that day as ‘good’. Jonny Wilkes explores the origin and meaning of the name, and how one of the most important days in Christianity has been marked in history

Christianity, History, Religion

116 points by vitoc 21 days ago | 142 comments

How Did Two Elite Students Fall for the Zizians Cult? (thecut.com)
Milo Youngblut was homeschooled until the sixth grade. Their parents were devout Christians who said grace before every meal and were careful to balance algebra lessons with creationism when giving lessons in the kitchen of their Seattle home. The Lakeside School seemed an ideal place to mainstream an intelligent but sheltered child. Small and selective, it’s the kind of place where a double-digit percentage of seniors attend MIT some years.

Religion, Education, Cults

5 points by matrix87 22 days ago | 2 comments

Cholera cluster in Europe linked to people drinking bottles of holy water (arstechnica.com)
European tourists who toted home bottles of water from a holy well in Ethiopia were likely hoping for blessings and spiritual cleansing—but instead carried an infectious curse and got an intestinal power cleanse.

Health, Travel, Religion

9 points by coloneltcb 28 days ago | 2 comments

Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time (theatlantic.com)
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.

Parenting, Religion, History, Sociology

19 points by ggm 34 days ago | 2 comments

Rothko Chapel (wikipedia.org)
The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil.

Art, Architecture, Religion, Texas

6 points by handfuloflight 35 days ago | 0 comments

Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions (pewresearch.org)
In many countries around the world, a fifth or more of all adults have left the religious group in which they were raised. Christianity and Buddhism have experienced especially large losses from this “religious switching,” while rising numbers of adults have no religious affiliation, according to Pew Research Center surveys of nearly 80,000 people in 36 countries.

Religion, Sociology, Demographics, Global Trends

45 points by vially 41 days ago | 110 comments

God didn't have a plan for Gelsinger at Intel; Maybe there's one for his new gig (theregister.com)
Pat Gelsinger, once CEO of VMware and later Intel, has announced he's taken a new job as executive chair and head of technology at Gloo, a Colorado-based outfit offering technology tools for churches and other faith-based organizations.

Technology, Leadership, Religion

4 points by johnshades 44 days ago | 1 comments

Tokyo court orders former Unification Church to disban (nhk.or.jp)
A court in Japan has ordered the group once called the Unification Church to disband as a religious corporation. The group is expected to appeal.

Religion, Japan, Law, Court Cases

7 points by nipponese 45 days ago | 3 comments

We're Still Not Done with Jesus (newyorker.com)
Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a reason they won’t stay dead and buried.

Religion, History, Literature, Christianity

64 points by diodorus 45 days ago | 162 comments

The Vatican's Latinist (2017) (newcriterion.com)
In 1970, the Procurator General of the Discalced Carmelite Order, Finian Monahan, was summoned to the Vatican for a meeting. The subject of the meeting was a promising young American priest by the name of Reginald Foster.

Religion, History, Vatican

143 points by bookofjoe 46 days ago | 69 comments

Revealed – The Largest Pirate Radio Operator, the Irish Catholic Church (blogspot.com)
Yet by 2020 we are in the midst of a pirate radio phenomenon that is being led by the clergy of the Irish Catholic Church.

Ireland, Religion, Media, History

4 points by austinallegro 47 days ago | 1 comments

Friars to barricade in historic Florence monastery destined for luxury sale (cnn.com)

Religion, History, Italy, Real Estate, Architecture

5 points by keepamovin 48 days ago | 0 comments