AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoVatican & Culture: Pope Leo XIV told Catholics that sacred music is not decoration but “prayer,” urging it to be dignified and rooted in Scripture during an audience at St Peter’s. Diplomacy: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun arrived in Italy for talks with Pope Leo XIV, President Mattarella and PM Giorgia Meloni, with negotiations expected to tackle the Lebanon-Israel framework and “pilot zones.” Migration: Austria has started returning asylum seekers to Italy under the EU’s new asylum rules, with four people transferred using public transport. Sports (Italy): AS Roma announced the signing of 19-year-old attacking midfielder Rodrigo Mora on a deal running to 2031. Energy (Sicily): ADX Energy filed for two new offshore exploration permits in the Sicily Channel, expanding its gas acreage after an independent review backed the Terravecchia Formation as a biogenic gas play. Volcano watch: Etna resumed mild strombolian activity at the Voragine crater, with ash emissions reported.
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