Overview

• The Vatican published 'Dilexi te' as León XIV’s first major pastoral text, signed on Oct. 4, and structured in 121 numbered points.
• The exhortation places the preferential option for the poor at the heart of church life and warns that neglecting inclusion risks the church’s 'dissolution.'
• León XIV criticizes narratives that blame poverty on merit and rejects claims that free markets will 'spontaneously' solve inequality, calling such arguments pseudoscientific.
• The document calls for practical reception of migrants through refugee centers and border missions and emphasizes welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating newcomers.
• León XIV presents the text as an inherited project from Pope Francis and promoted its themes with meetings and messages to labor leaders, Catholic Charities in Puerto Rico and Bishop Mark Seitz.