Pope Leo XIV begins a monthlong retreat at Castel Gandolfo and moves into the Apostolic Palace, suspending public audiences and centralizing security until July 27.He issued the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas," calling for strict regulation of artificial intelligence and appended a Vatican apology for the church's role in slavery, touching off debate over reparations.He prayed at a migrant cemetery in Lampedusa, has publicly opposed the US-
Israel war in Iran and clashed with President
Donald Trump, signaling a new
Vatican posture on migration, war and church discipline.