The third volume of Pope Benedict XVI's book on Jesus of Nazareth, which focuses on the Gospel accounts of Jesus' infancy and childhood, will be the third and final volume in the series of books.
The third volume of Pope Benedict XVI's book on Jesus of Nazareth, which focuses on the Gospel accounts of Jesus' infancy and childhood, will be the third and final volume in the series of books. CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters

Third volume of Pope's Jesus of Nazareth expected by Christmas

By  Catholic News Service
  • September 21, 2012

VATICAN CITY - The third volume of Pope Benedict XVI's book on Jesus of Nazareth should be published before Christmas, the Vatican said.

The volume, focusing on the Gospel accounts of Jesus' infancy and childhood, will be the third and final volume in the series of books the Pope has written "to make known the figure and message of Jesus," the Vatican said in a statement Sept. 21.

The statement announced a Vatican publishing house agreement with the Italian publisher Rizzoli to handle sales of the rights to the book in languages other than Italian and the German original. Herder, the Pope's longtime German publisher, will handle the original German-language text.

The Vatican's plan is to release the book simultaneously in the world's major languages, including English, in time for Christmas.

The first volume of Jesus of Nazareth, covering the period from Jesus' baptism to His Transfiguration, was published in 2007. The second volume, looking at His passion and death, came out in 2011.

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