AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPapal Arts & Culture: Andrea Bocelli is set to sing for Pope Leo XIV on July 29 at Castel Gandolfo, joined by a 160+ member children’s choir from the Holy Land, Uganda and Italy, performing “Canticle of Peace” for St. Francis’s 800th death anniversary. Pilgrimage & Sacred Sites: Pope Leo made a surprise visit to both Vallepietra’s Shrine of the Most Holy Trinity and Subiaco’s cave of St. Benedict, spotlighting two very different forms of Catholic travel and devotion. Vatican & Ukraine Diplomacy: Vatican officials say a papal trip to Ukraine is being studied after Archbishop Gallagher’s mission, while Zelenskyy tells Laura Loomer that a brief Vatican meeting with Trump in April 2025 marked a “turning point” in relations. Liturgical Debate: Five years after “Traditionis Custodes,” the Latin Mass discussion still simmers, now intensified by the Holy See’s recent actions involving the SSPX. Church in Europe: In Munich, a “dialogue sermon” with a lay woman reportedly sparked backlash over a Vatican ban on lay preaching. Art in the Vatican Orbit: Nasra Adan’s Italy photo slideshow returns, with images spanning ancient Rome and Vatican City.
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