Dilexi te: Commitment to poor is prerequisite of faith, not a consequence
Frédéric-Marie le Méhauté, OFM, speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV's new apostolic exhortation "Dilexi te," on love for the poor.
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Frédéric-Marie le Méhauté, OFM, speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV's new apostolic exhortation "Dilexi te," on love for the poor.
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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses joy for the news of an agreement between Israel and Hamas describing it as a necessary first step that brings an atmosphere of trust and hope to the people of the region.
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Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons 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.”
In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church.
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Patrick E. Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, discusses the charitable works of the Knights and their efforts to promote the spiritual formation of men in a time of crisis, following a papal audience with Pope Leo XIV.