AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoVatican Arts & Culture: Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the Vatican Apostolic Library’s contemporary art cycle “AQVA. Catastrophe and Wonder” on Sept. 14, his 71st birthday, with works by JR, Bill Moran and chef Fulvio Pierangelini—an artistic reflection on water as both threat and resource. Vatican Society & Community: The pope also marked the season with a “Lunch with the Pope” at Castel Gandolfo for 200 poor and vulnerable guests, calling it “hunger for justice” and “genuine charity.” Vatican News in the Wider World: The Vatican’s longest-running cold case—Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance—remains unresolved, with officials still tight-lipped decades on. Global Church & Humanitarian Relief: Nigeria’s Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo praised the rescue of 44 abducted students and teachers in Oyo, while mourning soldiers lost in the operation. Pope & Politics: After US strikes on Iran, Pope Leo XIV urged dialogue and warned that “the winds of war” are blowing again. Art Beyond Rome: Japanese photographer Shintarrow Yoshikawa unveiled “Reverse Mediator,” the third chapter of his photo trilogy, spanning Rome, Trieste, Vatican City and beyond.
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