The day before Reuters photographer Yara Nardi was due to travel with Pope Francis, the photojournalist came across a recent image she had taken of a migrant child and felt she had to show it to His Holiness.
Pope Francis has formally spoken out on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI), stating that the speed at which the technology is growing is having an increasing impact on humanity and thus requires "ethical reflection" to assure responsibility.
A victim of a romance scammer had $430,000 stolen after AI images and deepfake video technology tricked her into believing she was in a legitimate two-year relationship.
As of today, Pope Francis is officially an Instagram user. The pope launched his personal Instagram account today at @franciscus, an within an hour it had already attracted over 100,000 followers.
Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom paid a visit to the Pope at the Vatican yesterday. The photo sharing tycoon and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church chatted about the power of photography.
On September 23rd, Pope Francis will be visiting Washington D.C. and rolling through the streets during a Papal Parade in his Popemobile. The Secret Service is working hard on security preparations leading up to the visit, and yesterday it published security policies for law enforcement to enforce.
Among the banned items at the parade are firearms, explosives, drones, and selfies sticks.
Having already racked up more than 3 million followers on Twitter, Pope Francis is ready to spread some photographic love soon with a full-on Instagram presence, according to Vatican sources.
Here's a startling side-by-side comparison of news photos that has begun floating around on the social web. Both photographs show a large crowd gathered to witness the unveiling of a new pope. The top one was what AP photographer Luca Bruno saw in 2005 when Pope Benedict XVI was introduced, while the bottom one is what AP photographer Michael Sohn witnessed yesterday at the election of Pope Francis.