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Vatican On Harry Potter: Not Likely To Lead To Hell Anymore

Despite some religious organizations condemning any cinematic depictions of magic or the occult, Harry Potter has just gained a group of high profile new fans at the Vatican. But what’s behind this unexpected new pairing? Variety reports that L’Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican, has given Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 20

Japanese Prime Minister Bestows Upon Pope the Most Sacred of Gifts (a Sony Camcorder)

Yes, this picture of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso presenting Pope Benedict XVI with a Sony camcorder on a food platter is bizarre on about four levels, but can you think of a better gift? I’d watch his vlog. [Japanprobe]

Tech News John Herrman Jul 8

Vatican Building Europe’s Largest Solar Plant, Start Worshipping Sun God

What? The Earth revolves around the sun? Preposterous. By the way, I want you to give up all technology for Lent. Oh, and pay no attention to the workers installing our $660 million solar plant. https://gizmodo.com/catholic-bishops-call-for-abandonment-of-technology-dur-5166028 Indeed, the nation so slow to embrace change has jumped on the green bandwagon in a big way. Apparently,…

Tech News Sean Fallon Apr 20

Vatican Fights the ‘Sin’ of Pollution with $1.5 Million Solar Panel Roof

As part of its continuing effort to fight the “sin” of pollution, the Vatican has revealed that the first few panels of its 2,400-strong solar panel roof project were installed this week. The $1.5 million project will require minimal maintenance over the next 25 years, and is part of an ambitious environmental project that could…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 5

French Sent Robots to Watch the Pope

Following the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John II, images of the pope waving from inside the Popemobile’s bulletproof cube dominated his international visits. But while the Popemobile might be useful against guns and popejackings, it still leaves him vulnerable to aerial attacks. So, during Pope Benedict XVI’s recent trip to Lourdes, the French defense…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 21

Vatican Buys Palm for $800 Million

Click to viewROME (Agencies) – The Vatican has bought Palm Inc. in an $800-million cash, stock, and souls deal, a move that analysts are calling a bold bid to reconvert the Catholic Church into the number one mobile operator for communication with God. The purchase is the culmination of Pope Benedict XVI’s new push into…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 12

Pope to Text Young People to Appear Hip, Is About as In Touch as Your Grandpa

Apparently, Catholicism is full of old people. While that’s all well and good, the Pope wants to take his message to the streets, where the young people hang out. He saw on the local news that people use “cellular phones” to send “text messages,” so he decided to get on board with this hip and…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 7

Sprint Hooks the Pope Up with Phones; Holiest Celebrity Endorsement Ever

Sprint is providing 600 phones to the Archdiocese of New York for the Pope’s visit. In addition, “the Pope’s caravan will be tracked through Actsoft’s Comet Tracker GPS solution loaded on Sprint phones, transmitting data over a secured network in near real-time for optimum security and accuracy.” That’s right: the Pope uses Sprint. I don’t…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 18

Pope to Tour Austria in Custom Poped-Out Blackhawk Helicopter

Screw the popemobile; that was for the unaggressive John Paul II. Welcome to the reign of badass Benedict XVI, who will be touring Austria this month in a custom poped-out Blackhawk helicopter (pictured), complete with custom seats emblazoned with the papal insignia. While flying around in his heli/hoopty, he’ll be accompanied by some Northrop Grumman…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 6

Vatican On Harry Potter: Not Likely To Lead To Hell Anymore

Japanese Prime Minister Bestows Upon Pope the Most Sacred of Gifts (a Sony Camcorder)

Vatican Building Europe’s Largest Solar Plant, Start Worshipping Sun God

Vatican Fights the ‘Sin’ of Pollution with $1.5 Million Solar Panel Roof

French Sent Robots to Watch the Pope

Vatican Buys Palm for $800 Million

Pope to Text Young People to Appear Hip, Is About as In Touch as Your Grandpa

Sprint Hooks the Pope Up with Phones; Holiest Celebrity Endorsement Ever

Pope to Tour Austria in Custom Poped-Out Blackhawk Helicopter

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