Vatican to Publish Collection of Pope Benedict XVI's Private Homilies
Most of the homilies were written during the Pope's 10-year retirement and are described as providing 'substantial spiritual nutrition.'
- The Vatican will publish a collection of never-before-seen homilies delivered by the late Pope Benedict XVI, most of them written during his 10-year retirement.
- The homilies were recorded by the consecrated women who tended to Benedict during his pontificate and retirement, and have now been transcribed for publication.
- Around 30 of the homilies date from Benedict’s pontificate, while approximately 100 more are from his retirement.
- The homilies are all in Italian, the German-born theologian’s adopted language.
- The homilies do not contain any news or theological novelties, but are described as providing 'substantial spiritual nutrition.'