Pope Benedict XVI's 1st Encyclical Due Out in January

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI will publish his first encyclical in January, according to Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro Valls.

Navarro Valls told the Italian news agencies ANSA and Apcom that the document, entitled "Deus Caritas East" ("God Is Love"), was signed by the Pope on Christmas Day.

"The decision to make it public in January is due to the fact that the Pope will release important documents over this period," the spokesman is quoted as saying to Apcom.

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