AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPapal Visit to San Marino: Pope Leo XIV is set to travel to San Marino on Aug. 22, meeting the Captains Regent and other authorities at Palazzo Publico, leading Eucharistic adoration and a holy hour at the Basilica of San Marino, and greeting the faithful before leaving around noon—only the third pontiff visit to the republic after John Paul II (1982) and Benedict XVI (2011). Historic Preservation Policy: Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) backed AB 2576, passed unanimously by the California Senate, to clarify and expand protections for local and state historic landmark districts tied to transit-adjacent housing zoning. San Marino-Linked Shipping Claims: In the Black Sea shipping war, Russia and Ukraine traded new accusations of strikes on merchant vessels and port infrastructure; one report cites a San Marino-flagged ship (Necibe) being attacked while loading wheat. Immigration Program Update (San Marino included): Australia paused new first-time Work and Holiday visa applications from 24 countries, but San Marino remains open under the program’s current rules.
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