During an audience with Italian intelligence agents, Pope Leo XIV made a plea to spy agencies globally not to weaponize confidential information, particularly against the Catholic Church. This appeal came as the Vatican marked the 100th anniversary of Italy's intelligence service.

• Pope Leo XIV specifically warned against using intelligence to intimidate, manipulate, blackmail, or discredit.
• The pontiff highlighted that the Church in several countries faces repression, including property confiscation and expulsion of religious figures, based on intelligence data.
• The Pope emphasized the need to set limits for technology based on respect for human dignity and to safeguard individual rights, privacy, freedom of conscience, and the right to a fair trial.