Deus Caritas Est (Latin)

by Pope Benedict XVI

Publisher:

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

, 2005

Written in 2005, Deus Caritas Est (God is Love) was Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical letter. It focuses on Love as the central reality of existence. The letter explores the concept of love at a theological and philosophical level, discussing eros, agape, and philia. It also articulates how love should become manifest in the life of the Church, through the proclamation of the word of God, the celebration of the Sacraments, and the exercise of charity. The encyclical is divided into two sections: “The Unity of Love in Creation and in Salvation History,” and “Caritas: The Practice of Love by the Church as a ‘Community of Love.’”

Product Details

• Title: Deus Caritas Est (Latin)
• Author: Pope Benedict XVI
• Series: The Papal Encyclicals of Benedict XVI in Latin
• Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: Latin
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Catholic Church › Doctrines; God (Christianity) › Love; Love › Religious aspects--Catholic Church
• Resource ID: LLS:DEUSCARITASLAT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:35:05Z

About Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI was the 265th pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. A native of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship.