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Leo signs Dilexit te, his 1st major document

October 06, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV signed Dilexit te, his first major document, on October 4, the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi.

The apostolic exhortation, devoted to love for the poor, will be released on October 9.

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