AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoChurch & Community: A heartfelt farewell Mass honored Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Agüero at the Sacred Heart Shrine, reflecting how faith communities in Guatemala’s wider Catholic world navigate identity and immigration-era challenges. Maya Heritage & Research: New findings from Guatemala’s Maya record include a rare Terminal Preclassic ritual structure discovered in Petén (named “Okox”), plus a study of jade inlays in teeth from Popol Vuh Museum collections that pushes back assumptions about who received such dental modifications. Human Rights & Memory: The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will visit Guatemala (June 23–July 2), meeting officials, victims, and Indigenous communities and marking the National Day against Enforced Disappearances. Culture, Faith & Migration: A Guatemalan family’s immigration uncertainty in the U.S. highlights the emotional stakes for children while legal battles continue. Sports & Youth: Guatemala City hosts the U21 Pan Am Cup with U.S. players competing in a pool that includes Guatemala, spotlighting regional youth sport.
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