Dilexi te | "I have loved you"
Pope Leo XIV has released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te (“I have loved you”), on the Church’s care for the poor, on the Feast Day of St. John Henry Newman, Oct 9, 2025. Signed on Oct 4, 2025, the document was originally drafted by Pope Francis before his death and later revised and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV. It continues the reflection begun in Pope Francis’ final encyclical, Dilexit nos.
At its heart, Dilexi te invites believers to unite prayer with service, faith with action, and devotion with justice, reminding the Church that authentic love of God always leads to love of neighbour, especially the poor.
