Pope Leo XIV Addresses Doctrine Congregation Plenary

On January 29, 2026, Pope Leo XIV received the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and reviewed several doctrinal notes issued since 2024, praising their work and emphasizing the transmission of the faith. He highlighted documents on sacramental validity (Feb 2, 2024), human dignity (Apr 2, 2024), AI and intelligence (Jan 28, 2025) and monogamy (Nov 25, 2025), and urged careful judgment in sexual-abuse cases.