Fr Lombardi’s statement on Encyclical leak

Fr Lombardi’s statement on Encyclical leak

(Vatican Radio) The director of the Holy See Press Office has issued a statement following the unauthorized release of Pope Francis’ latest encyclical.

“An Italian text of a draft of the Pope’s Encyclical ‘Laudato Si'’ has been published,” said Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, in Monday’s statement to journalists. “Please note that it is not the final text, and that the rules of the Embargo remain in place. We ask journalists to respect professional standards, which call for waiting for the official publication of the final text.”

The Encyclical is set to be officially released at noon Rome time this Thursday.

News agencies often receive documents and information in advance of their official release. In such cases, journalists are expected to respect the embargo – i.e. the date and time of official release – before publishing any part of their content.

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