Ratzinger's Key Work in Russian

'Introduction to Christianity' by Joseph Ratzinger – now Pope Benedict XVI – was first published in 1968 and now it is available for the first time in Russian.Full text of the news in Czech: HERE.

Rome (I): A foreword to the Ratzinger's book was written by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church'sforeign department.

The Russian edition was co-financed by the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Its head of section for relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, Peter Humeniuk, said: 'It is of utmost importance that this reference work by one of the world's most important theologians is now accessible to Russian readers… It is a step toward a better understanding for the common roots of our Churches. This is also clear from the letter the Pope has sent to Metropolitan Kirill in order to thank him for his foreword.'