AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI Encounters: Pope Leo XIV is set to drop his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on May 25—personally presenting it at a Vatican press event alongside Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, as the Church pushes for a moral “compass” for AI amid fears of deepfakes and AI’s role in war. Environmental Justice: In Acerra, Italy’s “Land of Fires,” the Pope blasted “dizzying” profits earned by polluters, urging the world to reject enrichment that poisons land, water, air, and community life. Abuse Redress: Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin asked the Pope to urge “every effort” to get religious orders to engage on redress for historical abuse, after limited groups agreed to a €267m scheme. Interfaith Diplomacy: Catholicos Aram I met Vatican officials to press Artsakh-related concerns raised at an Azerbaijan-linked conference, while Pakistan’s bishops again invited a papal visit to protect a small Christian minority.
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