Pope Leo XIV called on the world to confront inequality and embrace those “who have but little power.” Released last week, the 121-paragraph apostolic exhortation continues the late Pope Francis’ unfinished reflections on social justice and human dignity.

The canonizations, previously approved by the late Pope Francis, will be presided over by Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 19 at the Vatican. The group includes three women and four men, with two martyrs, three laypeople, and two founders of religious orders. Among them are Papua New Guinea’s first saint and the first two saints from Venezuela.

Catholics, Leo suggests, should neither attempt to dominate the political sphere nor separate themselves from it.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.

Pope Leo XIV canceled a law enacted by Pope Francis on Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.

The apostolic exhortation "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You") on the church's love for the poor, "is Pope Leo's document. It is the magisterium of the church," although Pope Leo himself wrote that it was begun by Pope Francis,

Pope Leo has made a number of public statements that demonstrate his willingness to challenge Trump's crackdown.

Cardinal Roche did not discuss Francis’ restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass at length, but he did promote the documents that speak to those restrictions.