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.

Here’s what you need to know about “Dilexit nos,” the new encyclical from Pope Francis about the Sacred Heart.

Pope Francis has issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by “wars, socio-economic disparities and the uses of technology that threaten our humanity.

The approximately 30,000-word encyclical draws extensively from Scripture and tradition, featuring insights from St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Francis de Sales, and St. Charles de Foucauld.

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.

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,

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

Selected excerpts from Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart, Dilexit nos, published October 24. The pope reflects on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ,” the very one who “loved us.

A prolific spiritual writer, Forte, who became a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in June, called the encyclical “extremely timely” for its attention to “the centrality of God’s love in Jesus Christ” and to the “dramatic challenges of the present time.”

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

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.