AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Encyclical: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that artificial intelligence must be “disarmed” and tightly regulated, urging governments to slow development, protect human dignity and jobs, and keep lethal force under human control. Global Prayer for Peace: The Vatican will host a worldwide Rosary for peace led by Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, May 30, with children in the UK joining the call to pray for an end to conflict. Vatican Governance: Pope Leo has amended canon law to clarify how a diocesan bishop can authorize the dismissal of a major superior in autonomous monasteries, strengthening accountability in consecrated life. U.S. Church Accountability: U.S. dioceses reported more than 1,000 child sexual abuse allegations in 2025, with bishops citing review-board weaknesses and staff burnout. Diplomacy in Focus: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met Pope Leo at the Vatican, inviting him to celebrate Mass in Grant Park and discussing immigration enforcement and social justice. Canon Law & Saints: Pope Leo authorized decrees advancing beatifications and martyr causes, including Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek and 80 Spanish Civil War martyrs.
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