Vatican, Microsoft use AI to create a digital St. Peter’s Basilica that allows virtual visits, logs damage
The heart of the project is the creation of a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica through advanced photogrammetry and ...
Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to ...
Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, ...
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PHOTOS: Discover the History of St. Peter’s Basilica in New Microsoft Online AI-Enhanced 3D Model
Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ...
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Vatican supports UN peacekeeping in Haiti as violence escalates against church workers
In response to Haiti's violent crisis, which was worsened by attacks on church workers, the Vatican backed an OAS resolution ...
Microsoft and The Vatican partner to create a digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica
Catholic authorities collaborated with Microsoft to develop a digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the most important ...
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You Can Now Tour an A.I.-Enhanced ‘Digital Twin’ of a 16th-Century Vatican Church
It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...
Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is
The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.
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The Continuing Scandal of the Vatican’s China Policy
COMMENTARY: ‘The Vatican’s silence on human rights and religious freedom in China is profoundly disappointing and dangerously ...
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Vatican, Catholic leaders from Europe discuss sexual abuse in the Church
Catholic leaders from across Europe are in Rome this week to discuss how the Church can best protect children from sexual abuse and how to help those who have already been hurt by it. The Vatican ...
How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...