According to Italian news agency ANSA, Cardinal Bertone has affirmed that the second Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, on hope (which we first mentioned here in early October), Spe Salvi, will be signed on November 30 - though its date of public release has not yet been set. (Transcript)
UPDATE (November 23: 1100 GMT): The Encyclical "Spe Salvi" will be officially presented next Friday, November 30, in a press conference hosted by Cardinal Cottier and Cardinal Vanhoye. The encyclical will be published in the Latin original, and in French, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish translations.
