New Book on Suffering

John Paul II and the Meaning of Suffering: Lessons from a Spiritual Master

Hints as to Wednesday Audiences of the Pope

As to where he is going next…from Sandro Magister:

Before turning to St. Leo the Great, Benedict XVI dedicated his Wednesday audiences to other Fathers of the Church, after dedicating a previous cycle of audiences to the Apostles and to other figures of the New Testament.
After the Easter season, the pope will dedicate catecheses to other [...]