Technology Archives

Pope Francis receives electric car as part of effort to create “carbon free” Vatican

June 1, 2017

A new electric car has been given to Pope Francis, as part of a conference on ‘Laudato Si’ taking place in the Vatican. The Vatican, car manufacturer Opel, and Italian energy firm Enel pledged to work together on a sustainable mobility program for the Vatican City State.

Top papal aide says technology is creating new pro-life challenges

Vatican

February 9, 2017

Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, tapped by Pope Francis to head both the Pontifical Academy for Life and the St. John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies of Marriage and Family, says that technological change is generating new ethical challenges such as blending humans and robotics.

Catholics should be open but wary on brave new techno-world
- Commentary
- January 10, 2017
From automated cars to cheap 3D printing, technological advances now on the horizon are shaping a brave new world. The proper Catholic response is to discern, because such revolutions generally come with unintended negative consequences too.
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Pope asks Catholic farmers to preserve, respect rhythms of nature
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- December 12, 2016
“In your efforts to work the land and to ensure its fruitfulness year in and year out, you also encounter difficulties resulting from climate change, a reality which is unfortunately aggravated by human neglect,” Pope Francis told members of the International Catholic Rural Association.
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Computer dating: Artificial intelligence and robot sex in ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Her’
- Life
- July 10, 2015
“Ex Machina” debuts on Blu-ray and DVD July 14. Both “Ex Machina” and “Her” (also on Blu-ray/DVD) are available streaming via Amazon Instant and other services. Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina” is the latest in a string of recent science-fiction films exploring questions around artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the role of
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