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ENCYCLICAL-HOPE Nov-24-2007 (340 words) xxxi
Pope to sign, release encyclical on hope Nov. 30
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI will sign his second encyclical, a meditation on Christian hope, Nov. 30 and the document will be released the same day, the Vatican announced.
The encyclical, titled "Spe Salvi" ("Saved by Hope"), will be presented at a Vatican press conference by Cardinal Georges Cottier, the retired theologian of the papal household, and Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, a retired professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
Sources have said the encyclical, about 65 pages long, explores the theme of salvation and the hope offered by Christianity in light of modern philosophy and contemporary culture.
The title comes from St. Paul's letter to the Romans, in which he said: "For in hope we have been saved." The text will be published initially in Latin, Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish, the Vatican said.
The pope worked on the encyclical over the summer, during his stays in northern Italy and at his villa outside Rome. At the same time, he has been working on a third encyclical that deals with social themes, according to Vatican officials.
The pope's first encyclical in 2006, "Deus Caritas Est" ("God Is Love"), called for a deeper understanding of love as a gift from God to be shared in a self-sacrificial way.
The pope has spoken about the importance of the virtue of hope on several occasions. In 2005, speaking to Mexican bishops on their "ad limina" visits to Rome, he said Christians need to be reminded that God never abandons his people and is alive and active in the world.
"Confronted by today's changing and complex panorama, the virtue of hope is subject to harsh trials in the community of believers. For this very reason, we must be apostles who are filled with hope and joyful trust in God's promises," the pope told the bishops.
"In contemporary society, which shows such visible signs of secularism, we must not give in to despair or a lack of enthusiasm in pastoral projects," he said.
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