The Development of the Social Teaching of the Church

SOCIAL ENCYCLICALS

TITLE ENGLISH POPE DATE THEMES

TRANSLATION
1. Rerum “On the Rights Pope Leo May,1891  examines the condition of salaried
Novarum and Duties of XIII workers
Capital and  distressing for industrial laborers
Labor” who languished in inhumane
misery.
 Property Issues and the Inequalities
among People
 Wage and Protection of Workers
 Solidarity and the workers’ unions
2.Quadragesi “In the 40th Pope Pius May 15,  On Economic Dictators (monopolies
mo Anno Year” XI 1931 and powerful states)
(40th  On Totalitarian Governments
anniversar (minimal participation from the
y of RN) people)
 Principle of Subsidiarity
3. Mater et "Christianity Pope May 15,  A focus on the Agricultural Sector
Magistra and Social John 1961  The Principle of Socialization
Progress" XXIII  Family, Farms and Cooperatives
 Responsibility of Wealthy Nations
4. Pacem in “Peace on Earth” Pope April 11,  Understanding of ‘peace’ anchored
Terris John 1963 on our understanding of moral
XXIII order.
 Rights Talk in the Catholic Social
Tradition
 Disarmament and Mutual Trust

5. Populorum “The Pope Paul March 26,  Attention to Poor Nations

Progressio Development of VI 1967  Call for Authentic and Integral
the Peoples” Human Development
 Call for Global Solidarity
 Development, the New Name for
Peace
6. Laborem “On Human Pope September  Objective and Subjective
Exercens Work” John Paul 14, 1981 Components of Work
II  A Warning against Economism
 The Role of Indirect Employers
 Family Wage as Just Wage
 Support for Workers’ Unions
 Spirituality of Work

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6. Sollicitudo “On Social Pope Paul December  Superdevelopment and

Rei Socialis Concern” VI 30, 1987 Underdevelopment
 Reiteration of the Option for the
Poor
 On Terrorism and Demographic
Problem
 Structures of Sin that Impedes the
Realization of the Common Good
7. Centesimus "the hundredth Pope May 1,  The New Things of Today
Annus year" John Paul 1991  Subsidiarity and Solidarity
II
8. Caritas in “Charity in Pope June 29,  The Phenomenon of Globalization
Veritate Truth” Benedict 2009  Promoting the Logic of Gift and the
XVI Principle of Gratuitousness

9. Laudato Si “Praise Be to Pope May 24,  A Warning Against our Neglect of

You” Francis 2015 our Environment

“Care for our

common home”

Official Catholic Teachings other than the Encyclicals

TITLE ENGLISH POPE DATE THEMES
TRANSLATION
Christmas Pope Pius 1942  Issue on peace
Messages XII  Respect for the dignity of the human
person
 Defense of social unity
 Dignity of labor
 Rehabilitation of the juridical order
 Christian conception of the State
Dignitatis “Of the Dignity Vatican II December  religious freedom
Humanae of a Human 7, 1965
Person”
Gaudium et “Joy and Hope” Vatican II 1965  natural and Catholic humanism
Spes Pastoral  social and political philosophy
Constitution of  common good
the Church in  solidarity
the Modern  human rights
World  peace and the avoidance of war
 the family
 the institution’s role in fostering the
future of our human communities.

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Octogesima “The eightieth Pope Paul May 14,  issue of human equality
Adveniens Anniversary” VI 1971  the need for inclusion in decision
making
 role of women in political and social
life.
Justitia in “Justice in the Synod of 1971  justice in the world
Mundo World” Bishop  Church to serve as witness to justice
 Church to educate people about
justice
 Church as an agent of justice in the
world.

Familiaris “The Pope 22  landmark Church documents on

Consortio Fellowship of John Paul November Marriage and Family life
the Family” II 1981  gender, on the role of women, on
the social, cultural and economic
factors that affect the family, and on
the role and contribution of the
family in the wider society.
 opposition to artificial birth control
 responsibility and expectations of
the family regarding the education
of children
Evangelii “The Joy of the Pope 2013  proclamation of the Gospel
Gaudium Gospel” Francis  contemporary crisis on communal
commitment
 economic system that treats money
as its lord, “throwaway culture”
(indifference and exclusions)
Compendium Pontifical 2004  Catholic sources of its social
of the Social Council doctrines
Doctrine of the for
Church Justice
and
Peace:
John Paul
II.

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