(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) A copy of Pope Francis’ encyclical titled “Dilexit Nos,” Latin for “He Loves Us,” is shown ...

The letter, known as an encyclical, was Francis’ fourth in his 11 years as pope. Titled “He Loved Us,” the missive is less political than his groundbreaking 2015 encyclical, in which he ...

"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, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

The approximately 30,000-word encyclical draws extensively from Scripture and tradition, featuring insights from St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Francis de Sales, and St. Charles de Foucauld.

Pope Francis’ encyclicals have drawn from and lead to this truth: What the world needs is heart—not sentimentality, but integration, presence and fortitude to stay in the tensions of our current ...

Pope Francis is skeptical of artificial intelligence’s effects on humanity, and on Thursday he released an encyclical explaining why. In the 141-page document, called “Dilexit Nos” (He ...