AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRenewables & Energy Security: Reuters reports the Vatican plans a roughly €100m agrivoltaic solar-and-agriculture plant at its Santa Maria di Galeria estate near Rome, targeting 80–90 MW and aiming to power Vatican City within about two years; a joint Italian-Vatican commission advanced the project after Italy’s 2025 bilateral deal, with construction expected to take 18–24 months and tenders likely in coming weeks. AI, Law & the Economy: Pope Leo XIV met Catholic lawmakers and urged that AI serve human dignity and equality, warning against a “Tower of Babel” of power/control and calling for oversight that protects rights, privacy, and families. Microstate Politics & Conscience: During a San Marino visit, the Pope framed “freedom” as rooted in personal conscience and warned against political and economic systems that put power or “idolatry” above the human person. Culture & Business of the Sacred: AFP profiles Filippo Sorcinelli, “couturier of the sacred,” whose vestment work for Pope Leo XIV highlights a niche Vatican-linked craft industry.
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