Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart

A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ's infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.

The most decisive question: Do I have a heart?

Pope Francis has written a singularly important encyclical on the human and divine love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, “Dilexit Nos” (“He loved us”). He offers a path to respond to God’s invitation in our often loveless world to bring love forward. As an introduction to the encyclical, I want to draw attention to his reflections on the human heart, what it means and what it can do.

The new encyclical's formidable challenge

The social encyclical Pope Francis released in October extends a formidable challenge to us all, the challenge to create "a different culture."

'Fratelli Tutti': Belief in God as creator of all has practical consequences

Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.

Pope signs new encyclical in Assisi

Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, source of the document's title and inspiration.

Pope to sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3

Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.

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