1 6 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁published ▁his ▁second ▁apost ol ic ▁ex h ort ation , ▁Am oris ▁la et it ia , ▁remark ing ▁on ▁love ▁within ▁the ▁family . ▁Cont ro vers y ▁arose ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁when ▁four ▁card inals ▁formally ▁asked ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁for ▁clar ifications , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁giving ▁commun ion ▁to ▁divor ced ▁and ▁civil ly ▁rem ar ried ▁C athol ics . ▁ ▁His ▁mot u ▁propri os ▁include ▁A i ▁nost ri ▁tem pi ▁and ▁De ▁conc ord ia ▁inter ▁cod ices . ▁Francis ▁issued ▁another ▁titled ▁Ma ior em ▁ha c ▁d ile ction em ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁path ▁towards ▁canon ization ▁for ▁certain ▁causes . ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁two ▁new ▁Secret ari ats ▁( top - level ▁depart ments ) ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia : ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁for ▁the ▁Econom y , ▁and ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁for ▁Communic ations . ▁He ▁reform ed ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁declaring ▁mat rim onial ▁null ity . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁apost ol ic ▁constitution ▁on ▁ecc les iast ical ▁univers ities ▁and ▁fac ult ies ▁Ver itat is ▁ga ud ium , ▁published ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁Apost ol ic ▁Ex h ort ation , ▁Ga ud ete ▁et ▁ex s ult ate ▁( Re jo ice ▁and ▁be ▁glad ), ▁was ▁published