Overview of the Comparison The Authentic Response initiative represents a targeted, faith-driven effort to mobilize Catholics in the U.S. for a relational response to homelessness, emphasizing accompaniment, dignity, and parish integration. Pope Leo XIV's apostolic exhortation Dilexit Te (issued October 4, 2025), building on Pope Francis's legacy, calls the universal Church to a "decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest," framing care for the poor, including the ho