Angelus News | April 8, 2022 | Vol. 7 No. 7
On the cover: The notion of the “metaverse,” touted by tech executives like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is no longer a far-off idea. In fact, we may be gradually entering it through our growing reliance on gadgets and the internet to get through daily life. On Page 12, Elise Ureneck looks into where the metaverse wants to take us and whether people of faith should resist or try to shape a world that isn’t totally “real.”
On the cover: The notion of the “metaverse,” touted by tech executives like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is no longer a far-off idea. In fact, we may be gradually entering it through our growing reliance on gadgets and the internet to get through daily life. On Page 12, Elise Ureneck looks into where the metaverse wants to take us and whether people of faith should resist or try to shape a world that isn’t totally “real.”
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<strong>April</strong> 8, <strong>2022</strong><br />
<strong>Vol</strong>. 7 • <strong>No</strong>. 7<br />
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ON THE COVER<br />
SHUTTERSTOCK<br />
The notion of the “metaverse,” touted by tech executives<br />
like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is no longer<br />
a far-off idea. In fact, we may be gradually entering<br />
it through our growing reliance on gadgets and the<br />
internet to get through daily life. On Page 12, Elise<br />
Ureneck looks into where the metaverse wants to<br />
take us and whether people of faith should resist or<br />
try to shape a world that isn’t totally “real.”<br />
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Students at Christ the King School near Hollywood hold<br />
up handmade prayer signs to be posted on a special<br />
peace mural for Ukraine on Friday, March 25. Christ<br />
the King pastor Father Juan Ochoa (center) celebrated a<br />
special school Mass to mark Pope Francis’ consecration<br />
of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, happening<br />
at the same time in Rome. The peace mural was<br />
created in partnership with Scholas Occurentes USA.<br />
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Archbishop Gomez..................................................................................................................... 5<br />
World, Nation, and Local <strong>News</strong>.......................................................................................... 6-8<br />
In Other Words............................................................................................................................. 9<br />
Father Rolheiser......................................................................................................................... 10<br />
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Events Calendar......................................................................................................................... 33<br />
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