Delixi Te – Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo – On Love for the Poor

Apostolic Exhortation – Delixi Te

Taking up the desire of Pope Francis “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His call to care for the poor,” Pope Leo XIV issues his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te,” as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering.”

With this document, signed on October 4th 2025, the feast of Saint Francis of Assis, Pope Leo situates himself firmly on the path laid out by his predecessors, including Saint John XXIII, with his appeal, in Mater et Magistra, to wealthier countries not to remain indifferent to nations oppressed by hunger and extreme poverty..