Pope Francis Says Too Much Online Scrolling Causes ‘Brain Rot’ – The Daily Beast

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The pontiff invoked a phrase that the Oxford Dictionary chose as its word of the year for 2024.

Published Jan. 27 2025 10:29AM EST

Pope Francis checks a computer screen during the Synod of Bishops, focusing on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, on October 3, 2018 at the Vatican. — Andreas Solaro/AFP

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