Why Did Pope Leo XIV Apologize for Slavery? In his first encyclical—a document on artificial intelligence—the Pope paused to make a concrete confession about the Church’s own role in slavery. Here is why it belongs there. by CAPP-USA ...
Human Dignity Articles
A Reflection on the 2026 CAPP International Conference
CAPP-USA member, Dr. Karen Shields Wright, reflects on CAPP’s International Conference held at the Vatican in May 2026.
Three Questions at the Heart of Magnifica Humanitas
This Magnifica Humanitas summary pulls out three poignant questions about humanity that Pope Leo XIV asks in the age of AI.
With this double difficulty of departure—the irreducibility of the message of the Gospel and the conflicting nature of all economics—is it possible for a Church…
To understand where the Church is today, we must first look at the historical justifications and contrast them with the modern development of Catholic Social…
More than 70% of workers now rely on secondary gig income to meet daily expenses. Rerum Novarum has guidance for gig employers and workers.…
Will generative AI develop in ways that recognize faces and voices as sacred—or treat them as raw material for extraction?…
CST provides a living vision for rebuilding community, renewing institutions, and healing the social fabric.…
Such hatred, expressed through lethal violence, demands a response grounded in moral clarity and truth.…
List of Articles
- 10 Questions About Catholic Social Teaching
- 10 Reasons Culture is in Crisis
- 5 Surprising Ideas About Poverty from Dilexi Te
- A Compass for Young Generations
- A Deeper Examination of Human Dignity
- A List of Human Rights According to the Church
- A Reflection on the 2026 CAPP International Conference
- A Rerum Novarum Summary
- A Summary of Caritas in Veritate Part 3
- Abortion Quotes from the Church
- Affordable Housing and Catholic Social Teaching
- Antiqua et Nova: A gift on Artificial Intelligence
- Antisemitism and Bondi Beach
- Antisemitism and the Catholic Church
- Bible Quotes that Establish Catholic Social Teaching
- Bible verses about Homosexuality
- Cardinal Parolin's Address to CAPP, December 2021
- Cardinal Parolin's Address to CAPP, September 2022
- Cardinal Tomasi's Address to CAPP, December 2021
- Catholic and Gay
- Catholic Quotes about the Church's Social Teaching
- Catholic Social Teaching vs. Secular Social Theory
- Christianity and Homosexuality
- Consumerism: Rampant and Dangerous
- Cultural Appropriation and Catholic Social Teaching
- Death Penalty Pros and Cons
- Digital Revolution: The Death of Agency and Freedom in a Post-Human Future?
- Euthanasia
- Freedom Quotes from the Catholic Church
- Gender Equality and the Church
- Generative AI and Human Dignity
- God Quotes from Catholic Social Teaching
- Gun Control and Self-Defense
- Holiday Commercialization and Consumerism
- Human Rights on Which the State Must be Ordered
- Human Rights Quotes from the Church
- Immigrant Rights and Duties
- Immigrant Stories
- Immigration and Mass Deportations
- Immigration Quotes from the Church
- Immigration Reform and Catholic Social Teaching
- Is Feminism Good or Bad?
- Is Undocumented Immigration Sinful?
- Living Catholic Social Teaching in a Fragmented World
- Our Human Environment is Endangered
- Pope Francis and Gender Ideology
- Pope Francis on Abortion
- Pornography Assaults Human Dignity
- Quotes about Government
- Quotes about Hard Work from the Church
- Racism Quotes from the Church
- Rediscovering the Power of Fatherhood
- Scientific Reasons Against Abortion
- Should the Death Penalty be Allowed?
- Social Media and Mental Health
- The Cycle of Violence
- The Dignity of Work by Mr. Michael S. Davison, III
- The Gig Economy and Rerum Novarum
- The Love of Jesus
- The Role of Profit in Business
- Three Questions at the Heart of Magnifica Humanitas
- Universal Healthcare pros and cons
- Violence Begets Violence
- We are Made in the Image of God
- What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?
- What does the Bible Say About Immigration?
- What is 'Ethical' Porn?
- What is Christian Humanism?
- What is Pro-Life: The Consistent Teaching on Abortion
- What is Reverse Racism?
- What is the Role of Women?
- When there is No Path to Citizenship
- Who is My Neighbor?
- Why Did Pope Leo XIV Apologize for Slavery?
- Will God Forgive an Abortion?
