{"id":328281,"date":"2026-03-22T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/secretive-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-brings-his-antichrist-lectures-to-the-vaticans-doorstep-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:00:28","slug":"secretive-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-brings-his-antichrist-lectures-to-the-vaticans-doorstep-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/secretive-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-brings-his-antichrist-lectures-to-the-vaticans-doorstep-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretive tech mogul Peter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican&#8217;s doorstep | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Il9ohrXgLG8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Secretive tech mogul Peter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican's doorstep | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Il9ohrXgLG8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The American entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel has traveled to Rome to host a closed-door lecture series on the Antichrist, mixing theology with technology and politics. The event, held near Vatican City, drew criticism from Catholic figures and institutions, many of whom rejected his ideas as extreme. The visit has underscored tensions between his techno-libertarian worldview and the Church\u2019s more cautious stance on AI and global governance. So what&#8217;s behind Thiel&#8217;s fascination with the antichrist? With analysis from Fritz Espenlaub, host of the six-part Deutschlandfunk podcast series Die Peter Thiel Story, and Vatican expert Massimo Faggioli from Trinity College Dublin. <\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #peterthiel #vatican <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel has traveled to Rome to host a closed-door lecture series on the Antichrist, mixing theology with technology and politics. 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