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Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA
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Pope Leo XIV signs his first apostolic exhortation, ‘Dilexi te’, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2025 / 14:39 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 4 signed the first apostolic exhortation of his pontificate, the text of which is expected to be released next week.
The Vatican said in a press release that Leo signed the exhortation “Dilexi te” in the library of the Apostolic Palace. The Holy See did not reveal the text of the document, which it said will be presented on Oct. 9 by the Holy See Press Office.
The focus of the document was also not officially announced, though it is reportedly expected to focus on the poor. It was signed on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
On the morning of Saturday, October 4, the Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV signed his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te, at 8:30 a.m. in the private library of the Apostolic Palace.
The signing took place in the presence of Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra,… pic.twitter.com/gJnEkNrbRs
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The signing of the document took place in the presence of Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, the Vatican said.
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