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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

On the day of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation #DilexiTe on love for the poor, Pope Leo XIV visited the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, where he thanked everyone for their commitment and encouraged them to continue the mission entrusted to them.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 20h

“When the church kneels beside a leper, a malnourished child or an anonymous dying person, she fulfills her deepest vocation: to love the Lord where he is most disfigured.” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

“If politicians and professionals do not listen to the poor democracy atrophies, turns into a slogan, a formality; it loses its representative character and becomes disembodied, since it leaves out the people in their daily struggle for dignity, in the building of their future.” - Pope in Dilexi te

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

“Christian love breaks down every barrier, brings close those who were distant, unites strangers, and reconciles enemies. It spans chasms that are humanly impossible to bridge, and it penetrates to the most hidden crevices of society.” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Leo punctuates Francis’ pontificate and builds on his own themes regarding the poor. The document serves as a sign of continuity between Francis and Leo, and is a clear mandate to those who would treat the poor as if they don’t exist. You cannot call yourself self a Christian and cast away the poor.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Dilexi te, “I have loved you.” Faith cannot be separated from love for the poor.

Pope Leo XIV reiterates: the love of Christ takes flesh in love for the poor. Through them, God “continues to speak to us. Structures of injustice must be destroyed by the power of good.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo sent a handwritten note to bishops accompanying Dilexit Te, a document that issues a strong critique of “self-centeredness” and economic systems. Through the socument, Leo argues that the poor challenge our societies, political & economic systems, and, not least, the Church.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Via: Christopher Lamb: Cardinal Czerny, Pope Francis felt the attacks he experienced were "always a sign that he was actually doing something..." The criticisms included that he was a "Marxist" or "Communist.” “The problem is not Pope Francis’ or Pope Leo’s, the problem is the attacker."

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo in Dilexi te: “The Church has always recognized in migrants a living presence of the Lord who, on the day of judgment, will say to those on his right: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’”(Mt 25:35).

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

“The many forms of indifference we see all around us are in fact signs of an approach to life that is spreading in various and subtle ways…A society that seeks prosperity but turns its back on suffering. May we not sink to such depths!” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo in Dilexi te: Pope Leo in Dilexi te: “The Church has always recognized in migrants a living presence of the Lord who, on the day of judgment, will say to those on his right: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’”(Mt 25:35)

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

“We must continue, then, to denounce the ‘dictatorship of an economy that kills,’ and to recognize that while the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few.” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo in Dilexi te: Christians who “dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

‪ “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.” - Pope Leo Dilexi te ‬

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo in Dilexi te: “The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty.” (Full Text). www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo in new letter to Catholic Charities USA: Migrants are "living witnesses of hope" with an "intrinsic human dignity" who should be "invited to participate fully in community life."

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Bishop Seitz on meeting with Pope this morning: “Our Holy Father is very personally concerned about these matters. He expressed his desire that the U.S. Bishops' Conference would speak strongly on this issue. It means a lot to all of us to know of his personal desire that we continue to speak out.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported. apnews.com/article/vati...

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

apnews.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo at General Audience: “No fall is definitive, no night is eternal, no wound is destined to remain open forever. However distant, lost or unworthy we may feel, there is no distance that can extinguish the unfailing power of God’s love.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

‪Pope Leo was also presented with letters fr migrants in the US who are living in fear.‬

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

The delegation showed Pope Leo a four-minute video from undocumented migrants addressed to him and to fellow American Catholics:

“We come to you in the midst of a heavy trial. Listen to us. We are a voice woven from the prayers, hopes, and tears of the immigrant community.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Today, with Bishop Seitz and members of the immigrant community, Hope Border met Pope Leo and gave him messages and a video from those fearing Trump’s mass deportations. ‘The church cannot stay silent before injustice. You stand with me. And I stand with you’, the pope said.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Rev. Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day pilgrimage Monday from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York to bring attention to the cause of immigrant children. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...

Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton

Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.

www.chicagotribune.com

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