Overview

• He says Church teaching on sexuality, marriage, and the ordination of women as deacons will not change in the near term, even as he plans to keep appointing women to leadership roles.
• He will not open new doctrinal debates on LGBTQ+ issues, reiterating that all are welcomed without identity-based invitations and stressing the traditional family.
• He describes images from Gaza as horrible, while noting the Holy See is not issuing an official genocide determination at this time.
• He voices concern about U.S. migration policy and decisions he says can favor economics over human dignity, adding he has not yet spoken with President Trump but met Vice President J. D. Vance and is ready to engage.
• He says discussions have begun at different levels on the contested agreement with China over the appointment of bishops.