Cardinal Radcliffe: In age of AI, encourage young people to ask questions

By Isabella H. de Carvalho We can inspire the imagination of young people in the age of artificial intelligence by inviting them to ask questions, be adventurous, and pay attention to life and others, said Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe on Friday, October 23, in an address at the International Congress for Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities. The event is taking place at the Vatican on October 22-23 and was organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Cardinal Radcliffe was speaking during a session titled “Human Digital.” Go on adventures His speech focused on the question of engaging the imagination of young people in the digital age. He began by noting that tension is a fundamental part of life, including at the heart of Christianity, and can be lived fruitfully and joyfully.

He explained that young people, despite being an anxious generation due to coming of age in the digital era, long for both security and adventure. He noted that this “the desire for adventure” and the “risk of loving” is present in every human heart. Cardinal Radcliffe described this tension by recalling as an example the adventure which Bilbo Baggins goes on in The Hobbit, leaving behind his safe home. Citing St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, which stresses that nothing can separate us from the love of God,