(August 03, 2012) Pope Benedict XVI has finished the third volume of his "Jesus
of Nazareth" trilogy on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, the Vatican said on
Thursday. A publication date will be set once the book has been translated into several
languages from his native German, the Vatican said in a statement. It said the third
and final volume focuses on Jesus Christ's childhood. The 85-year old Pontiff has
devoted considerable time in office to writing the major three-part study. The first
volume appeared in 2007 and looked at events in Jesus' adult life and public ministry.
In the second book, which came out in 2011 and focused on the last week of Jesus'
life, the pope condemned violence committed in God's name and personally exonerated
Jews of responsibility for Christ's death.