Office for Social Ministry “I have loved you.” (Pope Leo XIV, “Dilexi Te”) When Pope Leo XIV signed his apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” — “I have loved you” — on Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, he extended a heartfelt invitation for all to rediscover the very heart of the Gospel by […]
Church must not disregard the poor, Pope Leo says in exhortation
A woman and child attended Pope Francis’ Mass for the World Day of the Poor Nov. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica. (Vatican Media / CNS / 2024) By Gina ChristianOSV News In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the […]