The encyclical, issued on Oct. 24, examines the transformative power of Jesus’ heart as a font of healing for a divided world.

In this encyclical devoted to the Sacred Heart devotion, the Argentine pope reiterated Pope Pius XI and Pius XII's critique of contemporary thought, which he views as overly materialistic and rationalistic.

In his fourth encyclical, “Delixit Nos,” Pope Francis calls on believers to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, through it, to love our brothers and sisters in the church and world.

Pope Francis releases ‘Dilexit Nos,’ the first encyclical on the Sacred Heart in nearly 70 years, arguing Catholic devotion offers answers to challenges such as artificial intelligence and digital isolation.

Archbishop Forte, who became a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in June, called the encyclical 'extremely timely.'

Pope Francis in a new encyclical stressed the social dimension of God’s love, saying the ancient devotion to the heart of Jesus must translate into care of others and is a remedy to “outdated” church structures and various forms of “fanaticism.

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

In an era of artificial intelligence, "we cannot forget that poetry and love are necessary to save our humanity,’’ Pope Francis wrote.

A WORLD that has become “heartless” and a Church searching for revitalisation must both open up to Christ’s infinite love, Pope Francis wrote in his new encyclical, Dilexit Nos, (“He loved us”). By contemplating Jesus’ Sacred Heart,

Pope Francis issued his latest encyclical on Thursday, in which he denounced a world that "is losing its heart" during times of global turmoil marked by "wars, socioeconomic disparities and the uses of technology that threaten our humanity.