Pontiff’s legacy of written communication

By Denver Catholic Register

Books
Must-read books written by, or with, Pope Benedict XVI—both before and during his papacy.

“The Ratzinger Report: An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church (with Vittorio Messori),” Ignatius Press, 1985
“The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood,” Ignatius Press, 1993
“Salt of the Earth: The Church at the End of the Millennium—An Interview With Peter Seewald,” Ignatius Press, 1997
“The Spirit of the Liturgy,”
Ignatius Press, 2000
“Introduction to Christianity,”
Ignatius Press, 2004
“Jesus of Nazareth: From the
Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration,” Doubleday, 2007
“Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week,” Our Sunday Visitor, 2011
“Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy
Narratives,” Image Books, 2012

Available in book stores and at
www.amazon.com

Encyclicals
A letter treating an aspect of Catholic doctrine sent by the pope and addressed to bishops.
“Caritas in veritate” (In Charity and Truth), June 29, 2009
“Spe salvi” (In Hope We Are Saved),
Nov. 30, 2007
“Deus caritas est” (God is Love), Dec. 25, 2005

Archives at www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/index_en.htm

Apostolic Exhortations
Communication that encourages people to undertake a particular activity, but does not define Church doctrine; it is considered lower in formal authority than a papal encyclical.

“Ecclesia in Medio Oriente”: On the Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness, Sept. 14, 2012
“Africae Munus”: On the Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace, Nov. 19, 2011
“Verbum Domini”: On the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,
Sept. 30, 2010
“Sacramentum Caritatis”: On the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission, Feb. 22, 2007

Archives at www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/index_en.htm