AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoVatican Diplomacy on Ukraine: Pope Leo XIV’s top diplomat, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and pressed for an end to the war, insisting it “cannot be resolved by military means” and urging political talks and humanitarian steps. Vatican Finances: Pope Leo appointed Liechtenstein princess Gisela Bergmann to a Vatican finance team, as her family moves to allow women in succession. Papal Visit Planning: Preparations for Pope Leo’s November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru are ramping up, with Buenos Aires likely to be his nightly base and stops planned in Córdoba and Luján. Church and Liturgy: In a new catechesis on Vatican II’s Sacrosanctum Concilium, Pope Leo defended liturgical reform as rooted in living tradition and urged fuller, more conscious participation. Vatican–Russia Narrative Clash: Russian officials praised Vatican diplomacy while propaganda pushed conspiracy claims about Vatican finances. Local Church Life: Pittsburgh’s diocese is partnering with a Jewish federation for an interfaith “Catholics, Jews, and Brews” event after ending its last diocesan Latin Mass.
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