Thank you. I read your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” this weekend. It is beautiful and heartwarming. I hope people read it and pray with it. When you were in Spain this June, you ...

Pope Francis’ new encyclical Dilexit Nos (“On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ”), released Oct. 24, is a much-needed salve for the Catholic faithful, according to analysts who ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart. Pope Francis’ encyclicals have drawn from and lead to this truth: What the ...

Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ.” The encyclical entitled, “Dilexit nos,” meaning, “He has ...

Pope Francis begins with how the Sacred Heart responds to our broken world. The symbol of the heart has often been used to express the love of Jesus Christ… Living as we do in an age of superficiality ...

"It could be said that I am my heart, for my heart is what sets me apart, shapes my spiritual identity and puts me in communion with other people": this is one of the powerful passages of Dilexit nos, ...

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – With the encyclical Dilexit nos, the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by “wars, socio-economic ...

Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

"Dilexit nos" (He has loved us) is the title of the fourth encyclical by Pope Francis: it will be made public next Thursday. The announcement was made by the Pope himself at the beginning of June, ...

Announced last June, the document was released today at a press conference held at the Vatican marking the 350th anniversary of the apparitions to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. After Lumen fidei, ...