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July 8, 2009
Pope Benedict signs his encyclical, "Caritas in Veritate" ("Charity in Truth") (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
The Vatican has been a media hot spot all this week and NCR senior correspondent John L. Allen Jr. has been there covering the release of Pope Benedict's social encyclical and the lead up to the meeting between President Obama and Benedict XVI.
Allen talks with NCR editor Tom Fox about all these topics: High points and reactions to Caritas in Veritate, the mood in Rome ahead of the Obama's visit and what markers to look for to judge the outcome of the meeting between president and pontiff.
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More NCR stories on the topics covered in this podcast:
- Build global economy on 'Christian humanism' pope says By John L. Allen Jr.
- Encyclical signals church not pulling out of politics By Vincent Miller
- Will Benedict keep open new space for reason By David E. DeCosse
- New encyclical offers a very "Green" vision By Rich Heffern
- Encyclical tosses aside left and right By Michael Sean Winters
- Indiana firm can claim a papal thumbs-up from new social encyclical By John L Allen Jr
- A voice of reason in a maelstrom of condemnations By Sr. Joan Chittister
- Pope Benedict invites all to think boldly in Love By Douglas Kmiec
