Vatican City, Mar 2, 2018 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- A “hackathon” is a hacking marathon: a collaborative computer programming event in which a group works under a tight deadline to find software or programing approaches to real-world problems.

On March 8-11, the Vatican will host its first hackathon, VHacks. 120 young adult programmers, graphic designers, project managers, and others from around the world will spend 36 hours “hacking” together over the course of three days.