Pope Leo XIV hosted a significant audience at the Vatican, welcoming Hollywood luminaries including Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig, Chris Pine, Monica Bellucci, Judd Apatow, and Viggo Mortensen to celebrate cinema’s capacity to inspire and unite.The event emphasized cinema’s role as a "workshop of hope" and the necessity for filmmakers to include marginalized voices while addressing issues such as violence, poverty, and addiction.He pointed out a troubling trend of declining box office revenues in the USA and Canada, marking it as the worst summer for theaters since 1981, apart from pandemic-related impacts.