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Pope Leo XIV

‘Dilexi te’: A brief guide for busy readers

Leo XIV’s first major document calls for renewed dedication to the poor.

Luke Coppen
Oct 09, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV published Thursday the first apostolic exhortation of his pontificate, an appeal for renewed dedication to serving the poor and relieving poverty.

Pope Leo XIV at his inauguration Mass on May 18, 2025. Credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

The approximately 20,000-word text Dilexi te (“I have loved you”), issued Oct. 9, follows Pope Francis’ similarl…

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