Dispatch: Lebanon, liturgy and the SSPX occupy Leo XIV’s August agenda

As Leo XIV prepares to visit San Marino and Rimini, events in Rome have put Lebanon, the liturgy, AI and the SSPX firmly on the papal agenda.

(Catholic Herald) — The Vatican continues to enjoy its slightly reduced August pace, and though Leo XIV’s August 22 visit to San Marino and Rimini is likely to attract most headlines, other entries on his calendar this week were of greater weight.

Pope Leo meets President Aoun, August 2026. ©Vatican Media

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