AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPope Leo XIV in France: The first official papal visit in 18 years is drawing huge crowds and big conversations, from Notre-Dame’s reopening-era moment to a youth vigil at Stade de France where 80,000 young Catholics cheered, sang, and heard him call them “the saints of France.” He also warned against an AI “paradise of machines,” saying technology must stay “at the service of the human person,” and urged leaders to protect the right to life while condemning assisted dying. Faith & community in motion: The pope met new Catholics and catechumens, highlighting a surge in adult baptisms in a deeply secular France, and he’s set to meet clerical abuse survivors in Lourdes. Local life, global context: Réunion’s Terminal at Roland Garros is getting attention for its no-air-conditioning design that “drinks the trade winds,” a lifestyle-friendly take on climate comfort. Culture & sport: Burna Boy is set to headline the NFL Paris halftime show at Stade de France. A hard reminder: A fatal rally crash in Spain killed a 20-year-old co-driver, with the event suspended in respect.
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