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From the Website of Vatican links: http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-encyclical-lumen-fidei-for-summer-rea Pope Francis' Encyclical Lumen Fidei for summer reading lists
2013-07-31 Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ first Encyclical letter, Lumen Fidei or Light of Faith,
published in July, is an essential staple for any Catholic’s summer
reading list. Begun by Benedict XVI and finished by Pope Francis, Lumen
Fidei is a key tool for understanding our faith, ourselves and these two
popes of the second millenium. Speaking to pilgrims in Rome just days after the release of the Encyclical, Pope Francis said, “For the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI had started this Encyclical, which follows on from those on charity and hope. I picked up this project and I have finished it. I offer it with joy to the whole People of God: in fact, especially today, we need to go to the essentials of the Christian faith, to deepen it, and to measure current issues by it. But I think that this encyclical, at least in some parts, can also be useful to those who are searching for God and for the meaning of life. I put it in the hands of Mary, the perfect icon of faith, that it may bring in the fruits that the Lord wants.” In part one of a five part series, Monsignor John Kennedy, an official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, breaks down the encyclical for us in easy to understand segments. In today's program, he begins by explaining to Tracey McClure just what an encyclical is…. Listen to the conversation: |