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St. Peter’s Basilica becomes a ‘fixable,’ explorable Minecraft world

March 19, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: At a March 18 press conference, officials from the Vatican and Microsoft discussed the launch of Minecraft Education’s Peter is Here: AI for Cultural Heritage.

The interactive game “invites students and children to explore one of the most compelling stories, the history” of St. Peter’s Basilica, and “to try their hand at restoration challenges,” said Father Enzo Fortunato, president of the Pontifical Committee for the World Day of Children.

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