AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoVatican Leadership & Appointments: Pope Leo XIV named Newark auxiliary bishop Michael A. Saporito as the next bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, ending a near-year vacancy, and also accepted Bishop Francis Malone’s resignation in Shreveport, with an apostolic administrator set to lead. Papal Finance: On his 71st birthday, Leo repealed Pope Francis-era COVID salary cuts, including a 10% reduction for cardinals and other reductions for senior Vatican staff, signaling renewed confidence in Holy See finances. Vatican Library Expansion: Leo ordered expansion of the Vatican Apostolic Archive and Library, citing growing collections and documentary production, and visited the Library to inaugurate the water-themed AQVA exhibition. Church Accountability & Abuse Response: A new book, “Truth Heals,” urges the Church to treat communication as core safeguarding during clergy sexual abuse crises, not a late add-on. France Visit Limits: Vatican sources say President Macron’s request for a private Notre-Dame tour with the Pope was refused, despite the high-profile trip. Global Faith Events: The Diocese of Peoria expects 50,000 for Fulton Sheen’s beatification in St. Louis on Sept. 24, while a Swiss Catholic chaplaincy is organizing a drag show framed as “social, spiritual, and cultural” reflection.
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