Before his resignation from the papacy, one of Pope Benedict XVI's final works was the encyclical Lumen fidei, meaning the light of truth.
While Pope Benedict wrote most of the encyclical, it was finished by Pope Francis less than four months into his papacy.
Lumen fidei focuses on navigating faith in the modern age. It emphasizes the importance of the relationship between faith and truth, something that Pope Benedict often spoke about.
POPE BENEDICT
Jesus reminds us that being a prophet is no easy task, even among those nearest to us. Let us ask the Lord to give each of us a spirit of courage and wisdom, so that in our words and actions, we may proclaim the saving truth of God’s love with boldness, humility and coherence.
It has now been 10 years since the release of the first encyclical in the history of the Church that was written by two Popes.
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