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Dilexi Te: On Love for the Poor

by Pope Leo XIV

Love for the poor as a Christian vocation

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Love for the poor as a Christian vocation

In this apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV considers poverty not only as a social condition but as a concern shaping the Church’s life and service. The document connects that reflection with Saint Francis of Assisi, whose radical poverty offers an example of detachment from possessions and earthly status. Its central question is how Christians might imitate Christ through service to God and neighbor, with particular attention to people who are poor and vulnerable. Begun by Pope Francis and completed by Pope Leo XIV, Dilexi Te also sits in conversation with Francis’s Dilexit Nos, extending the focus from Christ’s love to the Church’s relationship with the poor.

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  • Catholic readers interested in papal teaching and apostolic exhortations
  • Readers exploring Christian reflections on poverty, charity, and service
  • Those interested in Saint Francis of Assisi as a model of Christian life

Themes

Poverty and Christian discipleshipCare for the poor and vulnerableSaint Francis of AssisiDetachment from possessions and earthly status

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Book overview

In his first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te ("I have loved you"), Pope Leo XIV focuses on poverty and love for the poor. The Holy Father signed this first magisterial document of his pontificate on October 4, 2025, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.

The document's title is reminiscent of the fourth and final encyclical of Pope Francis, Dilexit Nos, on the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ, released in October 2024. Dilexi Te, begun by Pope Francis before his death and completed by Pope Leo XIV, turns our attention to how we can become a church for the poor.

In Dilexi Te, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Saint Francis and his radical life of poverty. Like Saint Francis, we must seek to imitate Christ by detaching ourselves from earthly glory and possessions to better serve God and our neighbor, especially the poor and most vulnerable among us.

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