To learn more about the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching, please follow these links:
Document | Year / Author | Catholic Social Teaching Theme | Link |
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Rerum Novarum | 1891 – Leo XIII | Workers' rights, dignity of labor, private property, social justice. | Read here |
Quadragesimo Anno | 1931 – Pius XI | Subsidiarity, social order, critique of capitalism & socialism. | Read here |
Mater et Magistra | 1961 – John XXIII | Global solidarity, rural poverty, social responsibility. | Read here |
Pacem in Terris | 1963 – John XXIII | Human rights, peace, global cooperation rooted in justice. | Read here |
Gaudium et Spes | 1965 – Vatican II | Human dignity, ethical progress, Church engagement in modern world. | Read here |
Populorum Progressio | 1967 – Paul VI | Integral human development, global solidarity, economic justice. | Read here |
Octogesima Adveniens | 1971 – Paul VI | Christian responsibility in social & political reform. | Read here |
Justitia in Mundo | 1971 – Synod of Bishops | Justice as core to Gospel mission, structural injustice. | Read here (external link) |
Laborem Exercens | 1981 – John Paul II | Dignity of work, labor rights, work as human vocation. | Read here |
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis | 1987 – John Paul II | Ethical global development, solidarity, common good. | Read here |
Centesimus Annus | 1991 – John Paul II | Critique of socialism & consumerism, solidarity, subsidiarity. | Read here |
Evangelium Vitae | 1995 – John Paul II | Sanctity of life, opposition to abortion, culture of life. | Read here |
Deus Caritas Est | 2005 – Benedict XVI | Love as foundation of charity, social justice rooted in faith. | Read here |
Caritas in Veritate | 2009 – Benedict XVI | Justice and charity, ethics in economics and globalization. | Read here |
Laudato Si | 2015 – Francis | Care for creation, ecological justice, conversion of heart and policy. | Read here |