The Holy See Press Office has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has signed his first apostolic exhortation, called Dilexi te.
The document was signed at 8:30 a.m. on 4 October in the Private Library of the Apostolic Palace, in the presence of Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State. It will be presented next Thursday, 9 October, at 11:30 a.m. in the Holy See Press Office.
Signed on the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the timing is thought by some observers to be a subtle nod to the late Pope Francis. The document will be Pope Leo’s first major teaching since his election earlier this year. The exhortation focuses on the role of the poor and the Church’s duty towards them.
