Papal Encyclical; Biblical Diets; Human Composting

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May 31, 202643:44Religion & Spirituality

This week Pope Leo XIV launched the first encyclical of his pontificate. He broke with tradition and presented it himself and addressed the following challenges: how humanity should respond to the AI revolution, the chur...

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