Catholic Social Teaching Resources

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Catholic social teaching is an essential element of our faith. Its roots can be found in the Hebrew prophets who announced God's special love for the poor and called God's people to a covenant of love and justice. It is a teaching founded on the life and words of Jesus Christ.

Below you will find various links to Vatican, Diocesan, and other Catholic organizations seeking to help us understand our call to live as Jesus did.

Overview Resources

• The Vatican - Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Overview
• USCCB - Foundational Documents
• Catholic Charities Twin Cities - Major Themes
• The New Evangelization: Disciples on Mission in the World
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Life and Dignity of the Human Person

• The Vatican - From the Catechism of the Catholic Church​
• USCCB Pro-Life Activites

Call to Family, Community, and Participation

• California Catholic Conference
• Diocese of Austin

​Care for God's Creation

• Laudato Si'​

"The culture of selfishness and individualism that often prevails our society is not what builds up and leads to a more habitable world: it is the culture of solidarity that does so, seeing others not as rivals or statistics, but brothers and sisters."
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-Pope Francis, Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2013

Rights and Responsibilities

• Diocese of Harrisburg
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Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

• Minnesota Catholic Conference
• Diocese of Raleigh

The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

• Diocese of Orlando
• Catholic Relief Services

Solidarity

• The Vatican - Meaning and Value
• The Catholic Ideal of Solidarity and the New Evangelization - Cardinal Wuerl

Subsidiarity

• The Vatican - Origin and Meaning​

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Putting Two Feet of Love in Action: Responding to Pope Francis' Call to Missionary Discipleship
A Webinar broadcast on June 11, 2014

A major theme for Pope Francis is the call to missionary discipleship. 

Join the Catholic Apostolate Center and Jill Rauh, Assistant Director for Education & Outreach of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Justice, Peace, & Human Development, to reflect on what it means, in the words of the Holy Father, to "go out as ones sent" and to "never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!" 

To help us, we will explore the Two Feet of Love in Action, a model used for decades by the U.S. Catholic bishops to describe two distinct, but complementary, ways we can respond to the Gospel call to put love in action.

"The Church that celebrates the Eucharist is also to be capable of changing the unjust structures of this world into new social forces, into economic systems where the sense of communion rather than profit prevails."
-Venerable François-Xavier Nguyên Cardinal Van Thuán 
(1928-2002)