Papal Visit Theme: "Christ Our Hope" + Official Website

A new logo to accompany the official website of the Pope's upcoming visit to the United States.

Zenit reports:

The message "Christ Our Hope" over an image of Benedict XVI before the dome of St. Peter's Basilica is the logo for the Pope's visit to the United States, April 15-20.

.... The theme reflects the Holy Father's new encyclical, "Spe Salvi," an invitation for people to personally encounter Jesus Christ. In the encyclical, the Pontiff said that faith in Christ brings well-founded hope in eternal salvation, the "great hope" that can sustain people through the trials of this world.

The logo [reproduced above, copyright USCCB] features a full color photograph of Benedict XVI waving both hands. Behind him is a yellow-screened image of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. In black type running at the top and over the cupola of the dome are three lines of type reading "Pope Benedict XVI/Christ Our Hope/Apostolic Journey to the United States 2008."

Logo designer Donna Hobson, director of publications at the Catholic University of America, explained her goal with this design.

"I wanted to incorporate the papal colors -- yellow and white," she said, "and my vision was to show a welcoming, arms-open, smiling Pope Benedict."

I wonder if they need contributors to the blog....

This post is just to give you advance warning, I'll be doing a full vetting tomorrow (hopefully).

Previous posts on the Pope's visit here.

[Ph/t: Br. Christopher.]