The leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls on his followers to abstain from a lot. Pope Francis’ latest request: stop scrolling. The Vatican head, 88, told an audience at the Jubilee of the ...

4 days ago · Pope Francis cautioned against the mental harm caused by excessive phone use during his address at the Jubilee of Communicators on January 25, 2025. Speaking to thousands of media professionals gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Pope Francis stressed the risks of constant scrolling on social media.

6 days ago · Pope Francis expressed concern over the impact of social media, warning against excessive scrolling, which he described as causing 'brain rot.' #EuropeNews

Pope Francis has warned that constant scrolling on social media causes ‘brain rot’. The head of the Catholic Church called for greater media literacy and critical thinking, particularly among ...

6 days ago · The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling for greater media literacy and critical thinking, especially among ...

3 days ago · Pope Francis, noting that the term "brain rot" was the Oxford dictionary's word of the year for 2024, urged people to rediscover the "courage to free the heart from what corrupts it" in a speech ...

6 days ago · The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling for greater media literacy and critical thinking, especially among ...

6 days ago · Promoting critical thinking to combat the "brain rot" caused by social media. Read also. 24/01/2025. ... Pope Francis therefore urged the audience to use this Jubilee year as an opportunity to “free the heart from what corrupts it”, using communication to inspire goodness and positive change. Addressing modern challenges like social media ...

6 days ago · 00:44 Francis called against social media scrolling, which he says causes brain rot. 00:49 Pope Francis ended his message calling for hope-telling and stories that nurture life. Show less

Jan 4, 2025 · The problem of brain rot has reached such global scale as to warrant the concern of Pope Francis. The pope recently wrote to Catholic clergymen about the destructive “obsession with ‘screens’ and with toxic, superficial and violent fake news” and suggested that rich, meaningful literature — the works of Shakespeare, Dante, Cervantes ...