AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoVatican Communications: Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado—EWTN News president and COO—as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, making her a 39-year-old laywoman and the youngest such leader in the Roman Curia, with a Nov. 1 start. Regional Training: Antigua and Barbuda will host an OECS Specialized Services Sector Training Programme (June 29–July 2) to boost trade officials’ skills and strengthen services-sector policymaking across OECS member states including Montserrat. Health & Mothers: CARICOM and PAHO pushed to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, focusing on scaling prevention and treatment, improving monitoring of pregnant women and exposed infants, and strengthening lab and surveillance systems. Faith & Women’s Growth (Montserrat): A free EMERGE workshop—“Trusting God in Every Stage of Your Becoming”—invites women to the Montserrat Public Library (June 13, 2:00–4:30 p.m.) for biblical teaching, reflection and journaling. Culture Spotlight (Montserrat): The Escolania de Montserrat sings for Pope Leo XIV in Spain, highlighting the abbey’s living musical tradition during his visit. Arts & Travel: Barcelona’s Sagrada Família crowned its new Tower of Jesus Christ as Pope Leo marked Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary, calling the basilica an “eloquent catechesis” of stones, colors and light.
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