AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPeace Diplomacy: Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to Yemen’s fighting, highlighting shortages of food, water and medical care in Taiz, and prayed for victims of the deadly church attack in Jordan. As he recovers from surgery, he will miss the Assisi peace meeting marking 40 years since John Paul II’s interfaith gathering. Ukraine: A humanitarian ceasefire for Russian-occupied Oleshky is due to begin October 27, allowing aid and evacuations. Leo had appealed to Putin and Zelenskyy for a truce; competing claims over who secured the deal have drawn attention to the Vatican’s role. Lebanon: Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji is in Rome for talks with Cardinal Pietro Parolin on stability and international support, amid the Holy See’s efforts to bolster Lebanon’s state and preserve coexistence. Vatican Governance: Leo expanded lay and women’s representation on the Vatican’s International Theology Commission, naming new members.
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