Beyond the release of the encyclical, it was also Wednesday’s General Audience:

This vision can be realized, the Pope said, only through "the work of the Messiah and his people." And it can be reached only by making a clear choice to "take the side of God, of love and of justice." The psalmist says that he will play on a 10-stringed harp, and Pope Benedict– following St. Augustine, whose commentary he cited– interpreted that image as a reference to the Ten Commandments.

Psalm 143, the Pontiff concluded, calls believers to "sing a new song with the 10-stringed harp, to sing with the sentiments of Christ, to live the Ten Commandments in the dimension of love, and thus to contribute to a world of peace and harmony."

And also:

Hard-pressed Italian soccer referees received a boost from the highest authority on Wednesday – Pope Benedict XVI .

The pope said refs could get spiritual help to enable them to make tough decisions in the face of hostile fans and aggressive players .

Addressing some 250 amateur refs at his regular Wednesday general audience, the pope said "adequate human and spiritual preparation" would help them do their job .

Along with their specialist training, he said, this would help refs become "mature and responsible people." The head of the Italian Referees Association, Tullio Lanese, thanked the pope for his advice and gave him a black ref’s shirt with his name, Ratzinger, on the back .

Searching for that photo….none yet.

And finally, this evening, Mass at St. Paul’s Basilica.