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Experts: ‘Dilexi Te’ reinforces Catholic teaching that care for the poor is essential to holiness

Experts: ‘Dilexi Te’ reinforces Catholic teaching that care for the poor is essential to holiness

Friday, October 10, 2025
The words of "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You") -- the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 -- come from the pen of two pontiffs, Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV.  The post Experts: ‘Dilexi Te’ reinforces Catholic teaching that care for the poor is essential to holiness first appeared on OSV News.