Pope Leo XIV<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOn May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was elected the 267th Pontiff, and successor of St. Peter.<\/span><\/p>\nHe is the first American Pope in history.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFrom FCAPP President, Paulo Garonna<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tA warm welcome to Pope Leo XIV from the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation, its members, their families and their stakeholders.<\/p>\n
A Pope who knows well the whole world, Old and New, North and South, and the situation of the Church in this world.<\/p>\n
With His strong background in hard and social sciences, His orientation to missionary activities and pastoral care, His experience in interreligious dialogue, His many languages and canon law knowledge, Pope Leo XIV is in the best position to continue and further develop the Magisterium of Pope Francis, with Whom He worked closely. As an Augustinian, Pope Leo will be committed to the pursuit of truth through learning and love through engagement in the community.<\/p>\n
His chosen name puts Him in a particularly close relationship with the Social Doctrine of the Church and our Foundation\u2019s activities at a time when the Church is called upon to provide hope and moral leadership in a world of divisions, conflicts and disorder.<\/p>\n
Let us pray for Him and with Him, asking Our Lady of Good Counsel to guide and support us acting at His service (Pro Pontifice).<\/p>\n
Paolo Garonna, President, FCAPP<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u201c<\/span>There is a growing demand for the Church\u2019s social doctrine, to which we need to respond.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\nAddress to CAPP<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tREAD POPE LEO XIV'S 2026 ADDRESS TO CAPP<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMagnifica Humanitas, His First Encyclical<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Pope](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pope-Leo-XIV-signs-his-first-encyclical-Magnifica-Humanitas.jpg\" "\\"Pope")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOn May 15, 2026 \u2014 the 135th anniversary of\u00a0<\/span>Rerum Novarum<\/a>, Pope Leo XIII\u2019s great encyclical on labor and capital \u2014 Pope Leo XIV released\u00a0<\/span>Magnifica Humanitas<\/a>, his first encyclical and an ambitious entry into one of the defining questions of our age: what does the rapid rise of artificial intelligence mean for\u00a0<\/span>human dignity<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>work<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>solidarity<\/a>, and the future of society?<\/span><\/p>\nThe document is long, rich, and demanding. It will reward slow reading and serious study. The Catholic social tradition it draws upon stretches back 135 years and across dozens of pontificates. It will take time to absorb what Pope Leo XIV has placed before us.<\/p>\n
He writes that \u201ccrucial questions impose themselves on our conscience and can no longer be avoided.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Leo XIV, 6)<\/a>\u00a0And then he poses three:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhere are we going?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cToward what goal do we wish to orient ourselves?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhat direction should we choose as a people and as a human community?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nClick to read how the Holy Father answers these:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTHREE QUESTIONS AT THE HEART OF MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Apostolic Exhortation<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDilexi Te<\/em> \u2014 His First Major Teaching<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te<\/a>,<\/em> on October 4th, 2025. Begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life, and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV, it affirms that love for the poor is not optional but a path to holiness.<\/p>\nIt challenges both individuals and institutions to confront the \u201cstructures of sin\u201d that perpetuate poverty, inequality, and a \u201cthrowaway culture.\u201d<\/p>\n
The poor are not passive recipients of aid but active agents of evangelization and renewal.<\/p>\n
Dilexi Te calls Christians to personal encounter, structural change, and solidarity, urging the Church to be a \u201cpoor Church for the poor\u201d whose credibility is measured by concrete love, justice, and action.<\/p>\n
The Apostolic Exhortation emerges at a critical moment\u2014amid rapid technological change, social fragmentation, and widening inequality\u2014when the Church\u2019s prophetic voice on behalf of the poor is urgently needed.<\/p>\n
The document asserts that in the poor and suffering, the Church recognizes the face of her crucified Lord, Jesus Christ, making the \u201coption for the poor\u201d a fundamental tenet of faith. Drawing deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the witness of the saints, Dilexi Te shows that God\u2019s plan of salvation is marked by a special concern for the lowly, the marginalized, and the oppressed. This divine preference, embodied in the \u201cpoor Messiah,\u201d reveals the very heart of God\u2019s compassion for all humanity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOUR DILEXI TE SUMMARY<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"what](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pope-Leo-XIV-general-audience.jpg\" "\\"Pope")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDilexi Te<\/em> \u2014 His First Major Teaching<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te<\/a>,<\/em> on October 4th, 2025. Begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life, and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV, it affirms that love for the poor is not optional but a path to holiness.<\/p>\nIt challenges both individuals and institutions to confront the \u201cstructures of sin\u201d that perpetuate poverty, inequality, and a \u201cthrowaway culture.\u201d<\/p>\n
The poor are not passive recipients of aid but active agents of evangelization and renewal.<\/p>\n
Dilexi Te calls Christians to personal encounter, structural change, and solidarity, urging the Church to be a \u201cpoor Church for the poor\u201d whose credibility is measured by concrete love, justice, and action.<\/p>\n
The Apostolic Exhortation emerges at a critical moment\u2014amid rapid technological change, social fragmentation, and widening inequality\u2014when the Church\u2019s prophetic voice on behalf of the poor is urgently needed.<\/p>\n
The document asserts that in the poor and suffering, the Church recognizes the face of her crucified Lord, Jesus Christ, making the \u201coption for the poor\u201d a fundamental tenet of faith. Drawing deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the witness of the saints, Dilexi Te shows that God\u2019s plan of salvation is marked by a special concern for the lowly, the marginalized, and the oppressed. This divine preference, embodied in the \u201cpoor Messiah,\u201d reveals the very heart of God\u2019s compassion for all humanity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOUR DILEXI TE SUMMARY<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Name \u201cLeo\u201d<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"what](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/108-0-1.jpg\" "\\"108-0")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHis choice of the name, \"Leo XIV\", is very exciting for CAPP-USA<\/strong>, as it demonstrates a love of the previous Leo, Leo XIII, who ushered Catholic social teaching into the modern age with the ever new encyclical, Rerum Novarum<\/em>.<\/p>\nOn May 10, 2025, in an address to the college of cardinals, he said, \"Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching<\/strong> in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour.\" (Pope Leo XIV)<\/a><\/p>\nWe encourage you to learn about this great encyclical, and to dive deeper into Catholic social teaching. As the new Holy Father begins his Petrine ministry, we will update this page.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tRERUM NOVARUM SUMMARY<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPOPE LEO XIV'S FIRST HOMILY<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tPOPE LEO XIV'S FIRST ADDRESS TO CAPP<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPope Leo XIV, Social Doctrine, and Social Issues<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWHAT IS CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"For many of our contemporaries, the words 'dialogue' and 'doctrine' can seem incompatible. 'Doctrine,' on the other hand, as a serious, serene and rigorous discourse, aims to teach us primarily how to approach problems and, even more importantly, how to approach people. Consequently, a doctrine is not the same as an opinion, but is rather a common, collective and even multidisciplinary pursuit of truth.\" <\/span>(Address to CAPP)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tABORTION<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"No one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Address to Diplomatic Corps)<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTHE COMMON GOOD<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"It is the responsibility of government leaders to work to build harmonious and peaceful civil societies.\"\u00a0(Address to Diplomatic Corps)<\/a><\/p>\n\"As John Paul II pointed out, peace is an indivisible good; it is either everyone\u2019s or no one\u2019s\". (Address to the 'Arena of Peace')<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTHE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"[H]armonious and peaceful civil societies...can be achieved above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman, 'a small but genuine society, and prior to all civil society.'\u201d <\/span>(Address to Diplomatic Corps)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCatholic Social Teaching and Other Issues<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gender-theory-2.png\")
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransgenderism<\/a><\/h2>We are facing a\u00a0crisis<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in human sexuality<\/strong>\u00a0caused by a representation of human anthropology that cancels out differences between men and women.<\/p>\nCLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was elected the 267th Pontiff, and successor of St. Peter.<\/span><\/p>\n He is the first American Pope in history.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> A warm welcome to Pope Leo XIV from the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation, its members, their families and their stakeholders.<\/p>\n A Pope who knows well the whole world, Old and New, North and South, and the situation of the Church in this world.<\/p>\n With His strong background in hard and social sciences, His orientation to missionary activities and pastoral care, His experience in interreligious dialogue, His many languages and canon law knowledge, Pope Leo XIV is in the best position to continue and further develop the Magisterium of Pope Francis, with Whom He worked closely. As an Augustinian, Pope Leo will be committed to the pursuit of truth through learning and love through engagement in the community.<\/p>\n His chosen name puts Him in a particularly close relationship with the Social Doctrine of the Church and our Foundation\u2019s activities at a time when the Church is called upon to provide hope and moral leadership in a world of divisions, conflicts and disorder.<\/p>\n Let us pray for Him and with Him, asking Our Lady of Good Counsel to guide and support us acting at His service (Pro Pontifice).<\/p>\n Paolo Garonna, President, FCAPP<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Address to CAPP<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> On May 15, 2026 \u2014 the 135th anniversary of\u00a0<\/span>Rerum Novarum<\/a>, Pope Leo XIII\u2019s great encyclical on labor and capital \u2014 Pope Leo XIV released\u00a0<\/span>Magnifica Humanitas<\/a>, his first encyclical and an ambitious entry into one of the defining questions of our age: what does the rapid rise of artificial intelligence mean for\u00a0<\/span>human dignity<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>work<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>solidarity<\/a>, and the future of society?<\/span><\/p>\n The document is long, rich, and demanding. It will reward slow reading and serious study. The Catholic social tradition it draws upon stretches back 135 years and across dozens of pontificates. It will take time to absorb what Pope Leo XIV has placed before us.<\/p>\n He writes that \u201ccrucial questions impose themselves on our conscience and can no longer be avoided.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Leo XIV, 6)<\/a>\u00a0And then he poses three:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhere are we going?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cToward what goal do we wish to orient ourselves?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat direction should we choose as a people and as a human community?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Click to read how the Holy Father answers these:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te<\/a>,<\/em> on October 4th, 2025. Begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life, and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV, it affirms that love for the poor is not optional but a path to holiness.<\/p>\n It challenges both individuals and institutions to confront the \u201cstructures of sin\u201d that perpetuate poverty, inequality, and a \u201cthrowaway culture.\u201d<\/p>\n The poor are not passive recipients of aid but active agents of evangelization and renewal.<\/p>\n Dilexi Te calls Christians to personal encounter, structural change, and solidarity, urging the Church to be a \u201cpoor Church for the poor\u201d whose credibility is measured by concrete love, justice, and action.<\/p>\n The Apostolic Exhortation emerges at a critical moment\u2014amid rapid technological change, social fragmentation, and widening inequality\u2014when the Church\u2019s prophetic voice on behalf of the poor is urgently needed.<\/p>\n The document asserts that in the poor and suffering, the Church recognizes the face of her crucified Lord, Jesus Christ, making the \u201coption for the poor\u201d a fundamental tenet of faith. Drawing deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the witness of the saints, Dilexi Te shows that God\u2019s plan of salvation is marked by a special concern for the lowly, the marginalized, and the oppressed. This divine preference, embodied in the \u201cpoor Messiah,\u201d reveals the very heart of God\u2019s compassion for all humanity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te<\/a>,<\/em> on October 4th, 2025. Begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life, and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV, it affirms that love for the poor is not optional but a path to holiness.<\/p>\n It challenges both individuals and institutions to confront the \u201cstructures of sin\u201d that perpetuate poverty, inequality, and a \u201cthrowaway culture.\u201d<\/p>\n The poor are not passive recipients of aid but active agents of evangelization and renewal.<\/p>\n Dilexi Te calls Christians to personal encounter, structural change, and solidarity, urging the Church to be a \u201cpoor Church for the poor\u201d whose credibility is measured by concrete love, justice, and action.<\/p>\n The Apostolic Exhortation emerges at a critical moment\u2014amid rapid technological change, social fragmentation, and widening inequality\u2014when the Church\u2019s prophetic voice on behalf of the poor is urgently needed.<\/p>\n The document asserts that in the poor and suffering, the Church recognizes the face of her crucified Lord, Jesus Christ, making the \u201coption for the poor\u201d a fundamental tenet of faith. Drawing deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the witness of the saints, Dilexi Te shows that God\u2019s plan of salvation is marked by a special concern for the lowly, the marginalized, and the oppressed. This divine preference, embodied in the \u201cpoor Messiah,\u201d reveals the very heart of God\u2019s compassion for all humanity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> His choice of the name, \"Leo XIV\", is very exciting for CAPP-USA<\/strong>, as it demonstrates a love of the previous Leo, Leo XIII, who ushered Catholic social teaching into the modern age with the ever new encyclical, Rerum Novarum<\/em>.<\/p>\n On May 10, 2025, in an address to the college of cardinals, he said, \"Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching<\/strong> in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour.\" (Pope Leo XIV)<\/a><\/p>\n We encourage you to learn about this great encyclical, and to dive deeper into Catholic social teaching. As the new Holy Father begins his Petrine ministry, we will update this page.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \"For many of our contemporaries, the words 'dialogue' and 'doctrine' can seem incompatible. 'Doctrine,' on the other hand, as a serious, serene and rigorous discourse, aims to teach us primarily how to approach problems and, even more importantly, how to approach people. Consequently, a doctrine is not the same as an opinion, but is rather a common, collective and even multidisciplinary pursuit of truth.\" <\/span>(Address to CAPP)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \"It is the responsibility of government leaders to work to build harmonious and peaceful civil societies.\"\u00a0(Address to Diplomatic Corps)<\/a><\/p>\n \"As John Paul II pointed out, peace is an indivisible good; it is either everyone\u2019s or no one\u2019s\". (Address to the 'Arena of Peace')<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \"[H]armonious and peaceful civil societies...can be achieved above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman, 'a small but genuine society, and prior to all civil society.'\u201d <\/span>(Address to Diplomatic Corps)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> We are facing a\u00a0crisis<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in human sexuality<\/strong>\u00a0caused by a representation of human anthropology that cancels out differences between men and women.<\/p>\n CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\tFrom FCAPP President, Paulo Garonna<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\u201c<\/span>There is a growing demand for the Church\u2019s social doctrine, to which we need to respond.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n
Magnifica Humanitas, His First Encyclical<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>The Apostolic Exhortation<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Dilexi Te<\/em> \u2014 His First Major Teaching<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Dilexi Te<\/em> \u2014 His First Major Teaching<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
The Name \u201cLeo\u201d<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Pope Leo XIV, Social Doctrine, and Social Issues<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
WHAT IS CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
ABORTION<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
THE COMMON GOOD<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
THE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
Catholic Social Teaching and Other Issues<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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