AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSacred Music & Vatican II Legacy: Mount Marty University’s Sacred Music Symposium (July 23–24) looks back at Vatican II’s impact on sacred music, with Benedictine liturgist S. Patricia Ann Toscano OSB as keynote. Ecumenical Prayer in Washington: Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops met July 13–15 at the St. John Paul II National Shrine, holding joint panels and prayers for eventual reunion. AI, Nuclear Risk & Pope Leo XIV: Nobel laureates signed a Rome Declaration urging limits on AI in nuclear launch systems, calling Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas” a “clarion call” for an unarmed and disarming peace. Papal Summer Culture: Pope Leo XIV will attend a concert July 18 at Castel Gandolfo’s Apostolic Palace courtyard, featuring Paganini and Bellini-inspired works. Faith Meets Football: Ahead of the World Cup final, Spain and Argentina’s Catholic roots show up in public expressions of faith by players and coaches. Sainthood Scholarship: Blessed Solanus Casey’s cause gets a boost via a graduate-student essay contest in Detroit. Church & Society: A Scottish teacher sues after dismissal over pro-life views, while Swiss churches warn a new military law ending clergy exemptions will hurt pastoral care.
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