Understanding the transformations that are already taking place before our eyes, as a result of their rapid development, is a necessary act if we want to manage the AI revolution in a socially just and ecologically sustainable way.
Encyclical Summaries Articles
The Role of Laity According to Vatican II Pt. 2
The laity’s role is special! “In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’.” (Lumen Gentium, 38)
The Role of Laity According to Vatican II Pt. 1
The laity’s role is special! “In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’.” (Lumen Gentium, 38)
Every aspect of Catholic social teaching, from its guidance on cultural, political, and economic structures to its answers to pressing social issues has as its…
It is the Church’s responsibility to provide guidance on the ethical use of AI, ensuring that it promotes human dignity, social justice, and the common…
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John…
Understanding the transformations that are already taking place before our eyes, as a result of their rapid development, is a necessary act if we want…
The laity’s role is special! "In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’." (Lumen Gentium, 38)…
The laity’s role is special! "In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’." (Lumen Gentium, 38)…
Of the many times Pope St. John Paul II spoke about the role of the state and the political system, here are ten quotes that…
Youth are subjected to having to make continuous decisions that affect their lives (majors, professions, emotional relationships, politics, integration into civil society, purchase decisions, drugs,…
One of the primary tasks of the Social Doctrine of the Church is intervening in the debate, primarily cultural, to show the irreducible falsehood of…
There is a widespread understanding among business leaders and economic think-tanks that business will need to be radically different.…
Vatican II approach: “To see (to study the facts); To judge (to apply moral, theological, and spiritual perspective); And to act (to take those tangible…
Issues of life had been somewhat quarantined from Catholic social teaching and were considered a separate branch of moral theology. The implications for their integration…
While Pope Benedict XVI identifies in Caritas in Veritate that implementing Catholic social teaching is a way for the lay faithful to "give flesh to…
Pope Benedict XVI identifies that the Church "above all…works…to protect mankind from self-destruction."…
Continuing our summary of Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI teaches us that without God “development is either denied or entrusted exclusively to man…and ends up…
A summary of Caritas in Veritate (CIV) begins with understanding its importance and requires recognizing its complexity and ambition and also its simplicity.…
Just four months before his death – in his final meeting with CAPP – Pope St. John Paul II, in a sort of Last Will…
We have the opportunity, not simply to reevaluate our economic, political, and social orders, but actually to change them for the better.…
While the Church fully realizes that society must be structured appropriately, she is just as clear that this is NOT the job of the Church.…
“Authentic human development concerns the whole of the person in every single dimension”. (Pope Benedict XVI)…
“Do not expect peace in society without seeking the common good.” “More than a tinge of urgency can be detected…in Pope Francis’ comments on business…
Catholic social teaching places economic freedom parallel to political freedom. …
Centesimus Annus succeeds in drawing together the most creative and effective parts of Catholic Social Teaching over the prior hundred years. It is more than…
