Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, First Things
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
What lifts people out of poverty? That is not a question the Christian tradition really asks, and neither does the Holy Father in Dilexi Te, a document much more in the line of Pope Francis than Pope Leo XIII, after whom Leo XIV chose his regnal name. The clearest indication that it is not Leo XIV’s work is that it mentions Leo XIII only once in passing and has no citations of his teaching.










