” “Benedict XVI’s second encyclical, called "Spe salvi", will be published on November 30th. The news has been officially announced today (after yesterday’s preview by card. Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State) by the newsroom of the Holy See. The Papal text will be presented to the press on November 30th at 11.30 am, in Aula Giovanni Paolo II, in the newsroom of the Holy See, by the emeritus pro-theologian of the papal house, cardinal Georges Cottier, and by cardinal Albert Vanhoye, emeritus professor of exegesis of the New Testament at the Papal Biblical Institute.” “Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, "Deus caritas est", was published on January 25th 2006; according to well-informed sources, Ratzinger is likely to write one third encyclical about social issues, which might be published in early 2008, maybe before Easter. Encyclicals, that take their titles from the first few words of their Latin text, are papal letters addressed to the clergy and to the Catholic population on some doctrinal topic that the pontiffs may wish to expatiate upon or some subject they consider relevant. The text of the new papal encyclical will be available in Latin, Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish.” “
