The Synodal Meeting “Organizing Hope” was held in the city of Rome, Italy, it was promoted by the Network of Universities for “Cuidado de la Casa Común“ (Care of the Common Home) and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL for its acronym in Spanish). The aim of the meeting was to discuss relevant issues in the region and the world.

 
UPS President Juan Cárdenas attended this meeting along with 216 other university representatives to work on essential topics proposed in the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si; such as environmental crisis: climate change, water and biodiversity; Economic crisis: technology and technocracy; Social crisis: social degradation, inequality, weakness of reaction and Cultural crisis: unemployment and migration.

 
They also discussed the economic crisis related to technology and technocracy, as well as the social crisis, which included analysis of the degradation, inequality and weakness of the reaction to contemporary challenges.

An important part of the meeting was the attention given to cultural crisis, which involves problems such as unemployment and migration. Participants demonstrated their commitment to creating strategies that address these problems from a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach.

 
On September 21st, Father Juan Cárdenas had the honor of being one of the signatories of the manifesto for a more ethical artificial intelligence. The manifesto stresses the importance of developing technologies that are aligned with ethical and human principles, it promotes the responsible use of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.

 
The meeting left a valuable legacy of commitment, cooperation and hope in the fight for a more sustainable and fair future for the entire Latin American and Caribbean region.