Hacker News with Generative AI: Vatican

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
In the Network of the Conclave (unibocconi.it)
How network science can help us understand who will be the next Pope. The study by Soda, Iorio, and Rizzo reveals how status, information and alliances influence the papal election.
Network Science, Sociology, Elections, Vatican, Leadership
103 points by taubek 14 days ago | 74 comments
Vatican Observatory (vaticanobservatory.org)
The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world, with its roots going back to 1582 and the reform of the Julian calendar.
Astronomy, Vatican, History
126 points by alexmolas 21 days ago | 53 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
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 61 days ago | 69 comments
Pope Francis on the Role of Literature (vatican.va)
Religion, Literature, Vatican
36 points by anigbrowl 286 days ago | 3 comments
Vatican to become eighth country to achieve 100% green energy (independent.co.uk)
Vatican, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environment
5 points by doener 324 days ago | 0 comments