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What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope
What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” as a symbol of hope during his first general audience in Rome, highlighting its connection to Christ’s Parable of the Sower. The painting, created in 1888, […]
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19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name Pope Leo XIV chose his name as a tribute to Pope Leo XIII, who applied Catholic tradition to the Industrial Revolution and wrote the influential encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891. The new pope’s choice of name was inspired by concerns […]
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