Subject guides: Catholic Social Teaching: Catholic Social Teaching

Major Documents of Catholic Social Teaching

Rerum Novarum -- The Condition of Labor
1891 Pope Leo XIII
Industrialization, Poverty
Quadragesimo Anno -- After Forty Years, or The Reconstruction of the Social Order
1931 Pope Pius XI
Economic depression, Dictatorships
Mater et Magistra -- Christianity and Social Progress
1961 Pope John XXIII
Technology
Pacem in Terris -- Peace on Earth
1963 Pope John XXIII
Arms race, Nuclear war
Gaudium et Spes -- Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
1965 Second Vatican Council
Youth and Traditional values
Populorum Progression -- The Development of Peoples
1967 Pope Paul VI
Gap between rich and poor nations
Octogesima Adveniens -- A Call to Action on the 80th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
1971 Pope Paul VI
Urbanization, Marginization
Justitia in Mundo -- Justice in the World
1971 Synod of Bishops
Liberation movements
Evangelii Nuntiandi -- Evangelization in the Modern World
1975 Pope Paul VI
Cultural issues
Laborem Exercens -- On Human Work
1981 Pope John Paul II
Work and workers
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis -- On Social Concern
1987 Pope John Paul II
Underdevelopment, Global injustice
Centesimus Annus -- On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
1991 Pope John Paul II
Collapse of Communism, Consumerism
Deus Caritas Est -- God is Love
2005 Pope Benedict XVI
Love, Charity
Caritas in Veritate -- Charity in Truth
2009 Pope Benedict XVI
Global financial crisis, Economic crisis
Lumen fidei -- The Light of Faith
2013 Pope Francis
Faith, Common good
Evangelii Gaudium --The Joy of the Gospel
2013 Pope Francis
Evangelization
Laudato si' -- Praise Be to You -- On Care for our Common Home
2015 Pope Francis
Environment
Sustainable Development

Key Texts for Themes in Catholic Social Teaching

Theme	Most important texts
The Dignity of Every Person & Human Rights	Pacem in Terris 8-38 Gaudium et Spes 12-19 Centesimus Annus 6-11
Solidarity, Common Good, & Participation	Pacem in Terris 98-108 Gaudium et Spes 26-32, 68-75 Sollicitudo Rei Socialis 35-40
Family Life	Gaudium et Spes 47-52 Octogesima Adveniens 13 Laborem Exercens 10, 19
Subsidiarity & the Proper Role of Government	Quadragesimo Anno 76-87 Mater et Magistra 51-77, 122-77 Pacem in Terris 140-41
Property Ownership in Modern Society: Rights & Responsibilites	Quadragesimo Anno 44-52 Mater et Magistra 51-67, 104-21 Centesimus Annus 30-43
Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, & Support for Labour Unions	Rerum Novarum 1-3, 20-21, 31-38 Mater et Magistra 68-81 Laborem Exercens 1-27
Colonialism & Economic Development	Mater et Magistra 68-81 Populorum Progressio 1-87 Caritas in Veritate 10-33
Peace & Disarmament	Pacem in Terris 109-19 Gaudium et Spes 77-79 U.S. Bishops' The Challenge of Peace
Option for the Poor & Vulnerable	Gaudium et Spes 1 Octogesima Adveniens 23 Centesimus Annus 11
Environment, Sustainable Development	Laudato si'

From:

Massaro, Thomas. Living Justice : Catholic Social Teaching in Action. 2nd classroom ed. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
Covers divine providence, the church as the mission of Jesus Christ and its social doctrine, the human person and human rights, the family in society, human work and the economy, the political and international communities, the environment, promoting peace, pastoral actions and the activities of the laity, and working to build a civilization of love

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