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In today's high-tech, fast-paced world, love is often portrayed as being separate from Church teaching. With his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI hopes to overturn that perception and describe the essential place of love in the life of the Church. The Holy Father explains... Read Full Overview

Pope Benedict's first encyclical seeks to show the place of love in the life of the Church, referencing her charitable activity and works of justice as expressions of love. Examining the natures of various kinds of love--human, divine, eros, friendship, and charity--he inspirationally... Read Full Overview

Deus caritas est (in italiano Dio amore) la prima lettera enciclica pubblicata da papa Benedetto XVI.Dalle parole del Papa: Il tema non immediatamente ecumenico, ma il quadro e il sottofondo sono ecumenici, perch Dio e il nostro amore sono la condizione dell'unit dei... Read Full Overview