AGP Executive Report
Last update: 33 minutes agoAI Governance: Pope Leo XIV told the International Institute of Administrative Sciences that AI is moving too fast for public authorities to control, warning that decisions about human life are being “entrusted to machines” and urging ethical, human-centred frameworks. Vatican Diplomacy: In Moscow, Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Bishop Paul Richard Gallagher met Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly also engaged—another sign of Vatican-backed dialogue amid war pressures. Church & Tech Policy: A separate report looks at how U.S. dioceses handle AI use by staff, noting wide variation and the Vatican City State’s earlier AI guidelines focused on confidentiality and non-discrimination. First Amendment Fallout: The DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group released a report on the FBI’s 2023 “Catholic Weaponization” memo targeting Orthodox Catholics in Richmond, calling it a “grave failure” and detailing how the bureau tried to build a link to extremism. Humanitarian Crisis: Pope Leo sent condolences over Nepal’s deadly flash floods after glacial collapse, as Caritas Nepal mobilized volunteers amid hundreds missing. Interfaith Leadership Under Fire: Catholic Biblical Association elected Jewish scholar Amy-Jill Levine as its first Jewish president, followed by antisemitic backlash. Church Appointments: Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun was named archbishop-elect of Damascus for the Maronites.
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