AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoVatican AI Push: Pope Leo XIV has created an in-house study group and approved an interdicasterial AI commission to coordinate how the Church responds to artificial intelligence—linking the tech debate to human dignity and the upcoming first encyclical, with Vatican messaging stressing “human voices and faces” and warning against AI misuse. Laudato Si’ Week & Tech: As Laudato Si’ Week begins, the Pope tied peace and care for creation to communication ethics in an AI age, while the Pontifical Academy of Theology is set to unveil a Vatican “Environmental Observatory” on how digital tools affect stewardship. Church in the World: In the UK, Salford Diocese opened a sainthood cause for student Pedro Ballester; in Pakistan, bishops returned to Rome for ad limina talks focused on evangelisation, poverty, and education. Culture Watch: Adelaide Film Festival’s delegation made a Cannes market splash, sharing new projects at Marché du Film.
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