Francis' fourth encyclical over his 11-year papacy largely abstains from talking about political issues - a departure from his earlier writings, which also addressed themes such as global climate change and "trickle-down" economic policies.
"Dilexit nos" (He loved us) instead encourages believers to strengthen their religious lives.
The world is living in an "age of superficiality," the pope says, and Catholics and other Christians "need to rediscover the importance of the heart."
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