Central News Agency (CNA) Taipei, June 30 -- Taiwan will take concrete actions to echo Pope Leo XIV's spirit of "Protecting Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," making technology a tool for safeguarding freedom and co-creating prosperity, and will continue to work with the Holy See to bring people-centered technological power to the most needed corners of the world, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Chih-chung at an event celebrating the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a press release in the evening stating that Wu Chih-chung was invited to attend the celebration of the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, hosted by the Apostolic Nunciature of Taiwan on the evening of June 29, to offer congratulations and blessings along with representatives from various sectors. Chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature, Stefano Mazzotti, stated in his opening remarks that this year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Catholic missionaries in Taiwan. Today, the Catholic Church has become an indispensable part of Taiwan's diverse society. The Holy See will develop and consolidate the Church's mission within the framework of security and freedom with the international community, including Taiwan. Wu Chih-chung stated in his speech that Taiwan's profound friendship with the Holy See for over 80 years is built on shared beliefs in "freedom, human rights, and humanitarianism." The Pope's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas," issued in May this year, calls for technology to serve human dignity and promote peace, rather than aiding the oppression by powerful forces. Wu Chih-chung said that Taiwan, as a democratic society and a core of the global semiconductor and AI supply chain, will take concrete actions to echo the Pope's spirit of "Protecting Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," making technology a tool for safeguarding freedom and co-creating prosperity. Loo