Overview

• The exhortation was signed on October 4 at 08:30 in the Private Library of the Apostolic Palace, with Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra present, according to the Vatican Press Office.
• The Vatican says the document is the first magisterial text of Pope Leone’s pontificate and will be presented on October 9.
• Reporters say the work draws on efforts begun under Pope Francis, echoing his 2024 document ‘Dilexit Nos.’
• Coverage indicates the exhortation centers on the poor, with expected references to war and the climate emergency as drivers of poverty and injustice.
• Later the same morning, Pope Leone spoke at a jubilee audience about hope for a fairer distribution of wealth, reflecting themes likely to appear in the new text.