AGP Executive Report
Last update: 42 minutes agoPapal Visit Watch: Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25–28 France trip is set, with stops in Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and Metz—and a private meeting with survivors of Church sexual abuse, prepared with victims’ involvement. Big Crowd Energy in Paris: Registrations are already surging: the Stade de France vigil for young people is sold out, and more than 200,000 have signed up for Mass on the Place de la Concorde and Champs-Élysées. Local Culture & Faith: The Vatican also released the day-by-day itinerary, including Vespers at Notre-Dame and a prayer vigil at Stade de France, tying the journey’s motto (“That the world may have life”) to themes of unity and hope. Sport in Saint-Denis: European Aquatics Championships in Saint-Denis (Aug. 10–16) will feature LSU swimmers, with multiple athletes representing Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine and Bosnia. Heritage in Focus: A forum on the Girmitiya indentured Indian diaspora explores how monuments and re-enactments preserve identity across places including Réunion. Arts & Memory: A new film, “Heaven in Stone and Glass,” looks at how Notre-Dame’s 2019 fire inspired a story about sacred architecture and spiritual “routes” through France.
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