Pope Francis releases ‘Dilexit Nos,’ the first encyclical on the Sacred Heart in nearly 70 years, arguing Catholic devotion ...

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A prolific spiritual writer, Forte, who became a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in June, called the ...

The approximately 30,000-word encyclical draws extensively from Scripture and tradition, featuring insights from St. Thérèse ...

Find out what the key messages are in Dilexit Nos and what the new encyclical by Pope Francis means for the Catholic ...

At a Vatican news conference presenting the encyclical Oct. 24, Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, said that ...

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Although this ancient devotion once remained a secret to the majority of the Catholic world following the Second Vatican Council, it is now being brought out into the light once again and embraced ...