AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoVatican Meets Pop Culture: Pope Leo XIV joked on the flight to Spain that if people had to choose between him and Bad Bunny, “many will go to see Bad Bunny,” and the prediction played out—then the Vatican confirmed a brief private meeting in Madrid at Bernabéu, with no public photos. Gaudí in the Spotlight: In Barcelona, crowds gathered for Pope Leo’s blessing of the newly completed Sagrada Família central “Tower of Jesus Christ,” marking Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary and making the basilica the world’s tallest church at 172.5 meters. Faith for the Young: At a Barcelona youth vigil, the pope urged young people to embrace spiritual restlessness, warning against “idolatry of profit and performance” and the “cult of self-image.” AI Ethics at Home and Abroad: Seoul honored Vatican AI ethics adviser Fr. Paolo Benanti for work on technology governance and human dignity, as the pope’s AI encyclical continues to spark global debate. Peace-Building by Teenagers: Teen participants in Project Oxygen visited Vatican offices and met Pope Leo during workshops aimed at shifting narratives about conflict toward creativity and compassion. Prison Ministry: Pope Leo told inmates at Barcelona’s Brians 1 penitentiary that past mistakes don’t define identity and urged them to look to God for hope.
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