In the UK, a multimedia art project entitled On A Wing and A Prayer has been created to help church communities find ways of coexisting with their resident bats. The installation has been commissioned by Bats in Churches, a £5m five-year partnership between Natural England, Bat Conservation Trust, the Church of England, Churches Conservation Trust Read more
A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after discovering he had gone on social media to offer his services as a pilot to women wishing to travel to states where abortion is legal. Greg Williams, a former Greek and Latin professor at St. Joseph Seminary College, posted on his Facebook account Read more
Two churches in Bristol, England, have swapped buildings. Horfield Baptist Church, which has held its current site since 1894, said they believe it is in the best interests of both buth churches. They hold a Sunday service and a ‘messy church’ for parents and children. The other church, B&A Church Bristol, has a collection of Read more
Pope Francis was hospitalised in Rome last week with a respiratory infection. Yet according to the internet, the entire incident could’ve been avoided had he worn the AI-generated puffer coat that took the digital world by storm last week. With the Pope’s illness happening shortly after the image was posted online, internet users quipped that Read more
A Florida charter school principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the principal, Hope Carrasquilla, of Tallahassee Classical School resigned this week after an ultimatum from the school board’s chairman. Read more
Recently a photo of Pope Francis looking dapper in a white puffer jacket went mega-viral on social media. But there was just one problem: The image was not real. It was made using an AI art tool. The image’s creator has shared the story of how he generated the photograph that fooled the world. Read Read more
A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received. Read more
The anniversary of Christ’s resurrection was aligned with the northern hemisphere spring equinox, linking springtime and Easter together. The earliest reference to the Easter Bunny dates back to before the 17th century, when the Germanic people of Europe introduced the Osterhase—a rabbit that brought gifts to children at Easter time. Rabbits (originally hares) are long Read more
There are not enough Utahns of Irish origin to make a big splash in Salt Lake City on St Patrick’s day. But pretty near all Utahns of Irish origin turn out for the St Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, sponsored by the Hibernian Society of Utah, Read more