AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoVatican & Migration: Pope Leo XIV’s June 6–12 Spain trip kicks off with a clear focus on migrants and political polarization, including visits to migrant centers and a stop at Montserrat Monastery, with the Vatican saying “these are people, and their stories must touch us.” Church Abuse Reckoning: Ahead of the visit, Spain has launched a new reparations program for historic clergy sexual abuse cases, while survivors’ groups press for a private meeting with the pope and plan protests over what they call incomplete recognition. Vatican Communications Shake-up: Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado—EWTN News president and COO—as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, a first for a laywoman leading a dicastery, effective Nov. 1. Arts & Heritage (Montserrat-linked): In the wider Caribbean cultural scene, Miramar’s Ansin Family Art Gallery opened Elliot Bastien’s solo show, “Myths: Menace and Mischief,” drawing on Caribbean folklore and storytelling traditions.
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