(UPDATE) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' bookish side emerged on Sunday after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read, while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis ' bookish side emerged on Sunday after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read, while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
'In a speech about artificial intelligence to the Group of Seven in June, Francis cited Robert Hugh Benson's 1907 dystopian novel 'Lord of the World': 'It's nice to read it; it's interesting,' he told the leaders of the world's seven advanced economies.
Francis Extols Value Of Reading Reveals Love For Tragedies
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