National Catholic Reporter

Leo's exhortation enlists the old, and the new, in service to the poor

It is odd — or is it? — that Pope Leo begins his apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te with the story of the woman who poured costly oil on Jesus' head (Matthew 26:8-9,11), only to be upbraided by one of ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis' new environmental exhortation to be released on Oct. 4

Pope Francis will release a follow-up document on the environment on Oct. 4, providing an update to his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" — a landmark papal letter that ...
America Magazine

Pope Francis says he will not write his own exhortation on synod, publishes members’ final document

Pope Francis speaks to members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality after they approved their final document Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo signs first exhortation, ‘Dilexi te,’ focused on love for the poor

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims as he rides the popemobile around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before an audience for the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions Oct. 4, 2025. (CNS photo ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The ‘burning heart of the church’s mission’: Pope Leo XIV’s call for Christians to love the poor

You can hear Sandie Cornish discuss the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Exhortation with Andrew West on The Religion and Ethics Report. When Pope Francis succeeded Benedict XVI, he completed ...