About this episode

The episode discusses Pope Leo XIV's exhortation on love for the poor and the significance of recognizing the poor in society.

When Pope Leo XIV issued his first apostolic exhortation, he chose a title drawn from the Book of Revelation: Dilexi te — "I have loved you." Those words, addressed to a community with little power and little standing, become in this document Christ's word to the poor of every age. The poor are not a problem to be managed. They are, the Pope insists, the place where Christ continues to speak. But who exactly are the poor? That question turns out to be less obvious than it sounds. Poverty, as ...

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Guest: Fr. Cristian Mendoza Ovando

Topics covered

• love for the poor
• Christian teachings
• apostolic exhortation
• poverty
• spirituality

Keywords

• poverty
• Christianity
• Pope Leo XIV
• Dilexi te
• spirituality
• love for the poor
• apostolic exhortation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pope Leo XIV

Books & works: Dilexi te, Book of Revelation

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