AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoVatican Governance: Pope Leo XIV has replaced Francis-era Vatican City State law with a new Fundamental Law, removing the “munus petrinum” framing of papal authority and prompting historians to call it an unprecedented shift. Abuse & Accountability: OSV News reports 22 previously undisclosed letters from women in the Slovenian Loyola Community alleging spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse by mosaic artist Marko Rupnik are now part of the case records. Papal Travel: The Vatican confirmed Leo’s first Latin America trip as pontiff, Nov. 6–17, with stops in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. Youth & Spirituality: In Assisi, Leo urged young people to become “new saints,” reject a “culture of power,” and build fraternity. Faith in Pop Culture: Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves met Pope Leo at a St. Peter’s audience, underscoring the Vatican’s ongoing arts-and-entertainment encounters. Digital Media: At the SIGNIS World Congress in Kigali, Leo pushed communicators to use digital tools for human dignity and truth, warning against algorithm-driven culture. Art & Fashion: A new exhibition, “Catherine Opie: To Be Seen,” brings the photographer’s identity-and-visibility work to Scotland’s Royal Scottish Academy.
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