Pope marks release of slimmed-down Catechism

Pope Benedict XVI presided over a special ceremony today to mark the release of a slimmed-down version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the 1992 guide on Catholic beliefs.

Pope John Paul II had commissioned the 1992 Catechism to codify church teaching for the 20th century – the first major revision in 400 years that was a major accomplishment of his Papacy.