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Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Turin, on the occasion of the opening of the 20th Winter Olympic Games (November 29, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051129_olimpiadi-torino.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html"> Letter to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of St. Andrew (November 26, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051126_bartholomew.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051119_rivera-carrera.html"> Letter to Card. Rivera Carrera on the occasion of the Meeting on the "Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" (November 19, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051119_rivera-carrera.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051119_rivera-carrera.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051119_rivera-carrera.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051119_rivera-carrera.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html"> Address to the members of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) (November 10, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051110_assemblea-cei.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051109_vox-clara-committee.html"> Letter to Card. Francis Arinze concerning the work of the Vox Clara Committee (November 9, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051109_vox-clara-committee.html">English</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to Card. P茅ter Erd艖, Special Envoy for the solemn Jubilee celebrations at the Shrine of Mariap贸cs - Hungary (November 8, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/la/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051108_jubilee-mariapocs.html">Latin</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to the participants of the 10th Plenary session of the Pontifical Academy (November 5, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051105_pontificie-accademie.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051105_pontificie-accademie.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051105_pontificie-accademie.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051105_pontificie-accademie.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051105_pontificie-accademie.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html"> Letter to Card. Walter Kasper on the occasion of the Second Conference on Peace and Tolerance, organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in conjunction with the Appeal of Conscience Foundation (November 4, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051104_kasper-istanbul.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to Card. Jean-Louis Tauran, on occasion of the publication of the Menologio di Basilio II (27 October 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051027_tauran-menologio.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051027_tauran-menologio.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051027_tauran-menologio.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051027_tauran-menologio.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051027_tauran-menologio.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html"> Letter on the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council鈥檚 Declaration on the Church鈥檚 relation to Non-Christian Religions Nostra Aetate (October 26, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_nostra-aetate.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to Card. Javier Lozano Barrag谩n on the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination (October 26, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/la/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051026_card-barragan.html">Latin</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html"> Letter to Honourable Mr Pier Ferdinando Casini, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (October 18, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051018_on-casini.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to Card. Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Special Envoy to the celebrations for the National Eucharistic Congress of Ghana (October 15, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/la/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051015_congress-ghana.html">Latin</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to the president of the Senate Marcello Pera, on the occasion of the convention of Norcia entitled Freedom and Laity (October 15, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051015_senatore-pera.html">Italian</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1>Letter to Card. Jozef Tomko, Special Envoy to the first International Eucharistic Congress for Universities, due to take place in Murcia, Spain, from November 9 to 13 (October 12, 2005)</h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/la/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20051012_card-tomko.html">Latin</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html"> Letter for the Plenary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (September 27, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050927_consecrated-life.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> </li> <li> <div class="item"> <h1><a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html"> Letter to Card. Walter Kasper on the occasion of the 9th Symposium organized by the Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical Athenaeum "Antonianum" and by the Orthodox Theology Department of the "Aristotle" University in Thessalonia (September 1, 2005) </a></h1> <h2> [ <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/en/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">English</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/fr/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">French</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/de/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">German</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/it/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">Italian</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/pt/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">Portuguese</a>  - <a href="/content/benedict-xvi/es/letters/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20050901_card-kasper-assisi.html">Spanish</a> ] </h2> </div> 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