AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoFamily and Church: At a Vatican gathering marking 10 years of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Leo XIV urged bishops to reflect on families’ wounds, fragility and failed marriages. Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão shared how family visits and phone-free evenings helped one parish family reconnect. AI Debate: Anthropic has banned sustained, needless cruelty toward its Claude AI, as questions about machine consciousness grow. Investor Peter Thiel accused Pope Leo of using public fears about AI to boost the Church’s popularity. Vatican Appointments: Leo named Sister Mary Teresa Barron president of the Pontifical Mission Societies and adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, with her new duties beginning in January. Holy See Diplomacy: Archbishop Paul Gallagher is in Pakistan to mark 75 years of relations with the Holy See, meeting political and religious leaders. Swiss Guard: The Guard has announced yearlong plans for 2027 to mark 500 years since 147 guards died defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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