What if just a few pages could reveal everything about the near future of the Catholic Church? In today’s video, Pedro Gabriel explores why Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical—currently being drafted at Castel Gandolfo—might be the defining document of his pontificate.
From his papal name and motto to the historical significance of first papal documents like Evangelii Gaudium, Deus Caritas Est, and E Supremi, Pedro breaks down:
– What this document could tell us about Leo XIV’s priorities;
– What other clues we can use to predict the course of Leo’s pontificate;
– How past popes used their first encyclicals to chart bold new paths;
– Why this moment could be crucial for understanding the future of the Church.
Pedro Gabriel, MD, is a Catholic layman and physician, born and residing in Portugal. He is a medical oncologist, currently employed in a Portuguese public hospital. A published writer of Catholic novels with a Tolkienite flavor, he is also a parish reader and a former catechist. He seeks to better understand the relationship of God and Man by putting the lens on the frailty of the human condition, be it physical and spiritual. He also wishes to provide a fresh perspective of current Church and World affairs from the point of view of a small western European country, highly secularized but also highly Catholic by tradition.
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