Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to the Annual Assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) of the United States, gathered in Orlando, Florida, from August 11 to 14, 2026, to mark the Conference's 70th anniversary. Reflecting on the assembly's theme, "Many Charisms, One Spirit, One Calling," the Pope reaffirmed that "the Church needs you, and all the diversity and richness of the forms of consecration" represented, inviting consecrated men and women to become "experts in synodality" through community life. He acknowledged the historic contribution of religious institutes to evangelization, education and care for the poor, and urged them to "awaken the world" through a life centered on Jesus, responding to the "globalization of indifference" with the love and mercy of Christ. He also encouraged commitment to vocations, noting that despite secularization there is a growing "hunger for God" today.