New out from Catholic News Service, this video on the writing of the anticipated first papal encyclical from Pope Francis:

In it, we find CNS Rome bureau chief Francis X. Rocca discussing the authorship of Lumen Fidei – "The Light of Faith" - which will be released on Friday.

More on the encyclical:

Read the encyclicals by Pope Benedict XVI:

A question for you: Have you already read Pope Benedict XVI's papal encyclicals? How do you anticipate that Lumen Fidei will differ in tone and content from the most recent encyclicals? 

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