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Every Person and all Creation
A list of documents from the church's teaching body since 1878 concerning social,
economic and political questions.
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| Benedict XVI | God is Love Deus Caritas Est |
2005 | |
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| John Paul II | The Gospel of Life *Evangelium Vitae |
1995 | |
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| The Splendour of Truth Veritatis Splendour |
1993 | ||
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One Hundred Years |
1991 | ||
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| US Bishops Conference |
Economic Justice for all - A Catholic Framework for Economic Life |
1987 | |
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| John Paul II | The Mission of the Lay Faithful in the church and in the world Christifidelis Laici |
1987 | |
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| Development rests on the solidarity of all Sollicitudo Rei Socialis |
1987 | ||
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| Congregation for the Doctrine of the faith |
Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation |
1987 | |
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| Pontificial Commission for Justice & Peace |
What have you done to your homeless brother? - the church and the housing problem |
1986 | |
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| International Debt - An ethical approach to the question |
1986 | ||
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| Holy See | Charter on Rights of the Family (in response to a request made at the synod of 1980) |
1983 | |
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| John Paul II | Work, the Key to the Social Question *Laborem Exercens 90th Anniversary of RN |
1981 | |
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| The role of the family in the church and the world Familiaris Consortio |
1981 | ||
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| Synod of Bishops |
The Family | 1980 | |
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| John Paul II | Man, the primary way for the Church Redemptor Hominis |
1979 | |
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| Paul VI | Christian Communities responsible for the Future of our World *Octogesima Adveniens 80th Anniversary of RN |
1971 | |
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| Synod of Bishops |
Justice in the World | 1971 | |
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| Paul VI | On Human Life - questions concerning the Regulation of births Humanae Vitae |
1968 | |
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| For the Human Development of All Peoples *Populorum Progressio 70th Anniversary of RN |
1961 | ||
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| Second Vatican Council |
Role of the Laity Apostolicam Actuositatem |
1962-5 | |
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| The Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes |
1962-5 | ||
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| John XXIII | A Message of peace to All persons of good will Pacem in Terris |
1963 | |
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| A planetary view of the Social Question Mater et Magistra |
1951 | ||
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| Pius XII | Unlike Empires, the Church conquers the human heart (Speech to cardinals) |
1946 | |
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| The future of Christian Civilization (Radio message on a role for Christian civilization after the Second World War) |
1944 | ||
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| The 50th Anniversary of 'Rerum Novarum' What competence in the Social Order? |
1941 | ||
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| Defending the Unity of the Human Family | 1939 | ||
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| Pius XI | Confronting Communism | 1937 | |
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| The Social Doctrine of the Church Illustrated *Forty years after Rerum Novarum |
1931 | ||
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| The Social Reign of Christ | 1892 | ||
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| Leo XIII | The Dramatic situation of the Workers *Rerum Novarum |
1891 | |
| The Ideal of the Christian State | 1885 | ||
| The Authority of Governments Comes from God | 1881 | ||
| In Defense of Civilization | 1878 | ||
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| The Ideal of the Christian State | 1885 | ||
documents coming from Bishops Conferences & especially the US Bishops conference
which are not mentioned here. Each of the Popes listed have many other documents
pertaining to matters of faith and morals.
The following is a list of resources where information about the social teachings of the church
can be found, as well as news and analysis of social issues.
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