Author:Benedict XVI

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Benedict XVI
(1927–2022)

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265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger

Works

Letters

On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (1986)
On "The Many Faces of AIDS" (1988)

Encyclicals

No.	Title (Latin)	Title (English translation)	Date of Signing	Date of Promulgation
1.	Deus Caritas Est	God is Love	25 December 2005	25 January 2006
2.	Spe Salvi	In Hope We Are Saved		30 November 2007
3.	Caritas in Veritate	Charity in Truth	29 June 2009	July 7 2009

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