The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has responded to the release of the Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te – "I have loved you" – the first document of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.
Underpinned by Scripture, Catholic social teaching and the teaching of his predecessors, Pope Leo's Dilexi te focuses on the Church’s love for the poor and God’s special concern for those living in poverty, notes the bishops’ conference, adding that the document "affirms the ways in which the Magisterium should inform Catholic pastoral practice in accompanying the poor and vulnerable to serve the common good".
