Four Kernels of Wisdom From Pope Benedict XVI’s Last Message to the World, by Isabel Barry

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Pope Benedict XVI on April 21, 2007, in Vigevano, Italy. (Credit: miqu77/Shutterstock); "What Is Christianity? The Last Writings" was published in July 2023 by Ignatius Press. (Image: www.ignatius.com)

By Isabel Barry, Catholic News Agency, (Catholic World Report), December 31, 2023

A brilliant thinker and prolific writer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote 66 books in his lifetime. His final work, “What Is Christianity? The Last Writings,” was published in Italian on Jan. 20, just weeks after his death at age 95 on Dec. 31, 2022. Ignatius Press published the English translation of the book on July 17.

While the texts were originally written in German, Elio Guerriero, the Italian director of the theological journal Communio, translated them into Italian, which Benedict wanted to be the reference language. Guerriero had previously collaborated with Pope Benedict on other works. …

Four Kernels of Wisdom From Pope Benedict XVI’s Last Message to the World, by Isabel Barry

Rev. Donald J. Planty Jr.: The Four Pillars of the Christian Life

Saint of the Day for January 4: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Aug. 28, 1774 – Jan. 4, 1821)

By Isabel Barry, Catholic News Agency, (Catholic World Report), December 31, 2023

While the texts were originally written in German, Elio Guerriero, the Italian director of the theological journal Communio, translated them into Italian, which Benedict wanted to be the reference language. Guerriero had previously collaborated with Pope Benedict on other works. …

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