Dilexit Nos,” meaning “He Loved Us,” describes how devotion to the heart of Christ “reappears in the spiritual journey of ...

When the beloved disciple reclined his head upon the breast of the Savior (cf. Jn 13:25), he heard the beats of divine charity and felt the heat of God's love. Among the Twelve Apostles, ...

In his fourth encyclical, published October 24, Pope Francis presents the Sacred Heart as the antidote to the ills of modernity. A plea for popular piety that synthesizes 11 years of his pontificate.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque — whose feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on Oct. 16 — was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the ...

Pope Francis’ new encyclical Dilexit Nos (“On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ”), released Oct. 24, is a much-needed salve for the Catholic faithful, according to analysts who ...

The approximately 30,000-word encyclical draws extensively from Scripture and tradition, featuring insights from St. Thérèse ...

Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.