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9 things to know about “Dilexi Te,” Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation

October 9, 2025January 21, 2026

ROME OSV News – Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation "Dilexi Te" "I have loved you", was promulgated Oct. 9, the feast day of St. John Henry Newman. Here are nine things to know about the document.A homeless man carries his belongings along a street in San Francisco May 19, 2024. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)Bob…...