Apostolic Exhortation Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/apostolic-exhortation/ England and Wales Mon, 18 May 2026 16:49:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Apostolic Exhortation Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/apostolic-exhortation/ 32 32 174395915 Peter reminds us that the poor are the heart of the Gospel https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te-peter-reminds-us-that-the-poor-are-the-heart-of-the-gospel/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:16:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=111105 Already in the title, Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, reveals its close connection with Dilexit nos, the final encyclical of Francis, and represents, in a certain sense, its continuation. It is not a text about the Church’s social doctrine, nor does it analyze specific issues. Rather, it sets forth the very foundations […]

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]]> 111105 Bishop Richard Moth welcomes Dilexi te https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-moth-welcomes-dilexi-te/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:02:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=111068 Underpinned by Scripture, Catholic social teaching, and the teaching of his predecessors, Dilexi te focuses on the Church’s love for the poor and God’s special concern for those living in poverty. It affirms the ways in which the magisterium should inform our pastoral practice in accompanying the poor and vulnerable to serve the common good. […]

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]]> 111068 Preferential choice for the poor https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te-preferential-choice-for-the-poor/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:39:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=111030 In the Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te, the Holy Father affirms: “I am convinced that the preferential choice for the poor is a source of extraordinary renewal both for the Church and for society, if we can only set ourselves free of our self-centeredness and open our ears to their cry” (DT 7) but he points out […]

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]]> 111030 Dilexi te: Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV on Love for the Poor https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:38:56 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=111015 The Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te “I have loved you” (Rev 3:9), focused on love for the poor, was signed by Pope Leo XIV on 4 October 2025, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, and was published on 9 October 2025. “I am happy to make this document my own – adding some reflections – and […]

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]]> 111015 Dilexi te – Pope Leo XIV’s first papal document https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te-pope-leo-xivs-first-papal-document/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te-pope-leo-xivs-first-papal-document/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:05:52 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111016 Source: Vatican News Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation sees the love of Christ incarnated in love for the poor, in caring for the sick, opposing slavery, defending women who experience exclusion and violence, making education available to all, accompanying migrants, charitable giving, working for equality and more. Visit this link to read Dilexi te. […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dilexi-te-pope-leo-xivs-first-papal-document/feed/ 0 111016 The Joy of Love – New reflection document on Marriage and Family Life https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-joy-of-love-new-reflection-document-on-marriage-and-family-life/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-joy-of-love-new-reflection-document-on-marriage-and-family-life/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:43:49 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=66117 Six years ago, during the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis published a document after a two-year synod process in which bishops from around the world examined ‘The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World’. The Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia “On Love in the Family” was the fruit of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-joy-of-love-new-reflection-document-on-marriage-and-family-life/feed/ 0 66117 Pope releases Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia – Beloved Amazonia https://www.cbcew.org.uk/querida-amazonia-published/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/querida-amazonia-published/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=42882 The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has released the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia – Beloved Amazonia. The document traces new paths of evangelisation and care for the environment and the poor. Pope Francis hopes for a new missionary thrust, and encourages the role of the laity within the ecclesial community. Download You can download the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/querida-amazonia-published/feed/ 0 42882 Christus Vivit! https://www.cbcew.org.uk/christus-vivit/ Mon, 13 May 2019 09:59:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/christus-vivit/ Resolution: Christus Vivit!

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]]> 36296 In Thanksgiving for Gaudete et Exsultate https://www.cbcew.org.uk/spring-plenary-2018-gaudete-et-exsultate-resolution/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:59:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/the-bishops/bishops-plenary-meetings/plenary-april-2018/in-thanksgiving-for-gaudete-et-exsultate/ We, the Bishops of England and Wales, are immensely grateful for the reflection on holiness which the Holy Father has given in Gaudete et Exsultate. We commend it to all those who seek wholeness and peace in their lives.

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]]> 16924 In Thanksgiving for Gaudete et Exsultate https://www.cbcew.org.uk/in-thanksgiving-for-gaudete-et-exsultate/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:59:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/in-thanksgiving-for-gaudete-et-exsultate/ Thanksgiving: Gaudete et Exsultate

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