AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoArmenian Church & Politics: In Etchmiadzin, Armenian Apostolic Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan was publicly blessed by Catholicos Garegin II during Vardavar, despite Galstanyan being under house arrest after an alleged coup plot—an apparent signal of continued opposition to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s post-Artsakh course. Vatican Abuse Case: The Holy See pushed back hard on reports that former Jesuit mosaic artist Marko Rupnik was acquitted, saying any such claims are “completely unfounded” and that the canonical trial review is still ongoing, while also defending limits on what can be shared during proceedings. Pope on Pilgrimage: Pope Leo XIV made surprise visits from Castel Gandolfo to the Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra and then to the monasteries of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica in Subiaco, praying for peace. Family Synod Prep: The Vatican released the framework for a fall meeting of Eastern Catholic Church heads and bishops’ conference presidents marking the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia,” focused on pastoral steps for families today. Church in China: Bishop Chang Yanfeng was ordained in Chifeng, the latest episcopal appointment under the China-Vatican framework.
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