AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI and human dignity: Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, puts the brakes on “technological idolatry,” warning that AI must be regulated and kept from dominating war, work, and human freedom. Vatican diplomacy and politics: The Pope’s Vatican meeting with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has triggered fresh Trump backlash, with the U.S. president again linking the dispute to Iran and nuclear weapons. Spain visit focus: Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip, Caritas Madrid says he will visit a homeless day-and-night center in a poor neighborhood, signaling a priority on the vulnerable. Peace rosary: After May’s Marian month, Pope Leo urged an “unbroken chain” of Rosary prayer for peace, praying with thousands at the Lourdes Grotto. Church milestones: Vatican theologians advanced the cause of Cincinnati’s Sister Blandina Segale toward sainthood; meanwhile, Mar Polis III Nona was installed as Chaldean Patriarch in Baghdad. Local Church debates: A German bishops’ blessing guide for LGBTQ+ couples faces pushback after Vatican criticism, with the guide’s author defending its approach.
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