AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Encyclical Push: Pope Leo XIV has created an in-house Vatican study group on artificial intelligence, saying the technology’s “potential effects on human beings” demand an ethics-first approach centered on human dignity and peace—coming as he prepares his first encyclical, signed on Friday, marking 135 years since Rerum Novarum. Vatican Governance: The pope also approved an Interdicasterial Commission on AI, coordinating work across multiple Vatican offices. Church & Society: In Guam, the last active lawsuit over former Archbishop Anthony Apuron’s alleged abuse is headed for dismissal after a stipulation to dismiss with prejudice. Culture & Faith: Police in the Czech Republic recovered the stolen skull relic of St. Zdislava, found encased in concrete after a brazen basilica theft. Arts & Health: A new study links regular arts engagement—music, museums, even crafting—to slower biological aging, with effects comparable to exercise.
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