Vatican releases Pope Benedict's first book, 'God's Revolution' - By Carol Glatz
10/11/2005 VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican joined with other publishers in an 18-nation release of Pope Benedict XVI's first book as pope -- a collection of his speeches from August events in Cologne, Germany. In his newest book, titled "God's Revolution," the pope "outlines the project for his pontificate," according to a press release by the Italian publishers, San Paolo. The Italian edition hit bookstores in Italy Oct. 11, while the English edition published by Ignatius Press was expected to be ready for release in the United States and Canada by the end of October. The 129-page volume "deals with the questions of Christian faith and the destiny of humanity, of the state of Israel, Islam, the legacy and the future of the church and society," said the press release. But instead of any new pronouncements, the book is a collection of talks the pope gave during the Aug. 18-21 events in Cologne, including World Youth Day and meetings with representatives of Germany's Jewish and Muslim communities. The texts include the pope's complete remarks, not just his original written addresses. The Vatican saw there was a need to release the full content of the pope's spoken presentations in book form so that they would be available to the wider public. The papal vicar of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, said that while the media gave extensive coverage of the youth gathering this summer, the contents of the pope's speeches "inevitably received rather minor circulation." "It's impossible for the mass media to cover everything," he said at a press conference Oct. 11. He added there is little room for media outlets "to delve into the content" of the pope's speeches. Father Claudio Rossini, head of the Vatican's publishing house, Libreria Editrice, said turning the 12 speeches the pope made in Cologne into a book helps "distribute the texts beyond the usual channels" of the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, and the Vatican's television, CTV. The pope's discourses are rich in teaching and instruction that "need to be read, reread and reread again patiently," Father Rossini told Catholic News Service. Father Rossini said the Vatican wanted to see "how the market responds to this" before deciding if it would publish other key addresses in book form. Cardinal Ruini, who wrote the book's introduction, said the collection of speeches represents a guidebook and "source of light" for Christian living. The book's teachings show that the pope is "a great teacher of the faith and at the same time a shepherd who knows the path that will lead us into intimacy with God," he said. Copyright (c) 2005 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com This first of its kind Gulf-Goans e-newsletter is dedicated to Goans around the Globe. http://www.goa-world.com/ Team, moderated by Almeida Gaspar since 1994 & presented by Ulysses Menezes, owner of http://www.goa-world.com website. __________________ 'Speak Konkani, Save KonkaniĀ http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani 'Konkani uloi, Konkani samball' http://mangalorean.com/konkani/archive.php?ltype=Lesson _________________ The Sentinels to present "COUTURE MANTRA 2005" - multidimensional Fashion Show & Theme Party on 10th November 2005 at Faker Eldeen Palace, Kuwait City. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com