Pope Leo XIV has released his first major teaching document, "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You"). The apostolic exhortation, addressed "to all Christians on love for the poor," was begun by Pope Francis and completed by Pope Leo. It emphasizes that the poor reveal a fundamental way of encountering Christ.

Gerard O'Connell, senior Vatican correspondent, and Ricardo da Silva, S.J., associate editor, join Colleen Dulle, host and Vatican correspondent, for a roundtable discussion on the document's themes, its continuity with Pope Francis and the challenges and encouragement that it offers Christians.

0:00 Intro
1:00 Is 'Dilexi Te' more Pope Francis or Pope Leo?
5:00 'Dilexi Te' and its theology of the poor
7:25 Continuity between Francis and Leo
13:45 The church's tradition and history as a church of the poor
21:10 Difference between exhortation and encyclical
24:15 Pope Leo on the universal destination of goods
25:55 What is most challenging about the document?
33:00 Outro

Links:

Full Text: Apostolic Exhortation ‘Dilexi Te’: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20251004-dilexi-te.html
Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/10/09/pope-leo-dilexi-te-summary/
Top 5 takeaways from Pope Leo’s first major document, ‘Dilexi Te’: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/10/09/pope-leo-dilexi-te-takeaways/

Producers: Colleen Dulle and Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Executive producer: Sebastian Gomes
Audio and video engineering: Kevin Christopher Robles
Production assistance: Will Gualtiere

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