This podcast produced through NotebookLM from “Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor,” dated 4 October 2025, which continues the theological teaching of the preceding Pope Francis. This document serves as a foundational call to all Christians, emphasizing the inseparable connection between Christ’s love and the Church’s mission to care for the poor. The Pope asserts that genuine faith necessitates an active preferential option for the poor, drawing heavily on Scriptural references, the lives of saints like Francis of Assisi and Teresa of Calcutta, and two millennia of Church tradition to solidify this mandate. Furthermore, it addresses modern socioeconomic inequalities and “structures of sin,” stressing that spiritual and material attention to the vulnerable is vital for both individual Christian holiness and the renewal of society.

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