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Theme Of Pastoral Visit

Thursday, March 27, 2008 – updated: 1:56 pm EDT April 1, 2008

One of Pope Benedict XVI's writings, "Spe Salvi," which means "On Christian Hope," provided the theme for the pope's U.S. visit, according to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

The encyclical was issued by the pope on Nov. 30, 2007.

A study guide to the document is available on the Archdiocese of Washington's Web site.

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