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"The sensationalism of death is unacceptable, no matter how guilty the person may be, there are other systems; it is incomprehensible," reiterated Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, for whom "the Church's thinking is in total opposition to the death penalty." #PenaDiMorte #FortHood #DirittiUmani (translated)

Pope Leo XIV wrote that the main mission of the Church was to help people question the deep issues of life, from origins and destiny to the meaning of love and pain. He added that the pursuit of profit at any cost and the manipulation of information risked pushing people towards a lifestyle based on the consumption of material goods, while, according to him, the human heart was inclined to look beyond. #UdienzaGenerale #Chiesa #Spiritualità #Amore (translated)

Michał Sagrol reminded that the youth national team under the coach he described won the playoffs against Portugal, which included Joao Felix, Leao, Leite, and the late Diogo Jota. He added that at the European Championships, they defeated Italy 1:0, and in their team were Bastoni, Dimarco, Barella, Pellegrini, Chiesa, Cutrone, and Orsolini. Sagrol stated that despite these achievements, the coach is regarded as bad because he does not remember a conversation with Rysio from 20 years ago. #młodzieżówka #ME2023 #piłkaNożna (translated)

Pope Leo XIV recalled that from October 1 to 7, the Foundation "Aid to the Church in Need" promotes the initiative "One million children pray the Holy Rosary," dedicated to peace and unity in the world. He thanked the children who participated in prayer in various parts of the world and invited everyone to follow their example, asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary to free peoples from war. He also urged prayer especially for the Holy Land and for the innocent victims of violence. #Rosario #Pace #Preghiera (translated)

Pope Leo XIV said he wanted to remember Saint Francis of Assisi in the eighth centenary of his death, describing him as a worker who had produced fruit in the Lord's vineyard and recalling that, according to his message, Jesus had asked him to repair the Church. #SanFrancesco #Assisi #Chiesa (translated)

Pope Leo XIV wrote that, in the era of artificial intelligence, it was urgent to distinguish human art from machine-generated content. He argued that there was an ontological difference between the two, even before an aesthetic one, and that algorithms lacked a human component. He added that the Church wished to renew the alliance with artists and cultural institutions to protect the human. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Arte #Cultura (translated)

Ermes Antonucci wrote that Vittorio Sgarbi, hospitalized at Gemelli since Wednesday, had been consumed by depression and had progressively distanced himself from public life. The author linked Sgarbi's decline to years of what he described as a daily media campaign, arguing that the illness could not be traced back to a single cause. According to Antonucci, the campaign began on October 24, 2023, with an article in the Fatto Quotidiano about the fees received by Sgarbi for events and exhibitions, reported to be 300,000 euros in nine months. The following day, he wrote, the newspaper reported on an investigation in Rome and an alleged tax debt of 715,000 euros related to the purchase of a work by Zecchin. On December 15, 2023, the Fatto and Report published an investigation into the painting by Rutilio Manetti "The Capture of Saint Peter", claiming it had been stolen and altered to hide its provenance. Antonucci stated that in 95 days, the Fatto published 82 articles about Sgarbi and that Report dedicated four reports to the matter. He also wrote that the prosecutor's office in Macerata launched an investigation for self-laundering of cultural assets and that Sgarbi resigned as undersecretary for Culture on February 2, 2024. According to the author, Sgarbi was later acquitted of the charges related to the painting by Zecchin, the artwork by Manetti, and the services rendered as undersecretary. Antonucci argued that, while the legal issues were concluding, the media coverage had contributed to the worsening of the man's condition. #Sgarbi #giustizia #mediacritica (translated)

#LetUsPrayTogether that the mental health ministry is integrated throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses. Join this prayer: https://t.co/wWWL7AN2Fu #PrayerIntention @clicktopray_it #SaluteMentale #Preghiera #Chiesa (translated)

The encyclical Magnifica humanitas marks a historic intervention by the Catholic Church on the topic of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need to control this technology for the benefit of democracy and humanity, in a context of ethical and social concerns. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #EticaTecnologica #MagnificaHumanitas (translated)

I wanted to thank all of you, truly from the heart, because the many messages that arrived during and after the ceremony were a small, great relief for the elderly father of @StefanoVerbania. A man from a generation in which social media did not exist, but who wanted, together with Fabrizio, his other son and brother of our Captain, that all of you could be present in that little church in Verbania. When scrolling through your messages seemed never-ending, his eyes were filled with new tears, this time of joy. Stefano was not just a friend of mine; he was a friend of all of you, and this idea was conceived for you. I understand the skeptics regarding the choice to live stream the ceremony, but it was actually the young priest who gave me the answer for them with a phrase that I will carry with me forever: "Technology is just a tool, and in this case, it served to deliver Stefano's soul to Our Lord, accompanied by the love of those who cared for him from afar." I thank @acmilan once again for being present at the ceremony, but especially for deliberately choosing the number 6, as a sign of total respect for what was a true Captain of the fanbase. Imperfect at times on the field, the Rossoneri club always proves to be present in times of need and is made up of fantastic people with great sensitivity. Returning from Verbania, I remembered the many times we promised to watch a Milan game together, comfortably seated on the couch; instead, I reached him to say goodbye forever. This is something I will never forgive myself for. I said goodbye to him for the last time before they took him away, whispering the old chant of the Fosse dei Leoni, because that was Stefano, a Lion in a world of hyenas. #ForzaMilan #Ricordo #Amicizia (translated)

I wish to share some reflections on my recent #ApostolicJourney in #France with the motto "So that the world may have life" (cf. John 6:51). Only God, by His grace, can restore the Church and renew humanity, and that is precisely what is happening in Paris, Lourdes, and Metz. #ViaggioApostolico #Francia #Chiesa (translated)