This guide introduces the core teachings of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi te (“I Have Loved You”), a landmark document in Catholic Social Teaching. Dilexi te calls the Church to deeper conversion through love, solidarity, and justice for the poor.

Key themes of Dilexi te include Jesus’ own experience of poverty, the universal destination of goods, and the inseparable link between worship and service to the marginalized. Drawing on Vatican II, Pope Francis, and Latin American pastoral theology, Dilexi te highlights the many faces of modern poverty and challenges Christians to see Christ in the poor and stand with them in transforming unjust structures.