CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE TEACHING
Listed Below are Links to Catholic Social Justice Teachings by Topic
Social Justice Principles
Compendium
of The Social Doctrine
of The Church
Seven themes of CST
Ten Principles of CST
Abortion
Respect for Life
On the "Pro-Choice" Position on Abortion
On the Importance and Priority of Defending Innocent Human Life
On Human Cloning
Partial Birth Abortion
RU-486
Post -Abortion Healing
Project Rachel Ministry
Death Penalty - Capital Punishment
Pope Francis: Death Penalty inadmissible
Pope Francis' Address Regarding the Death Penalty
Church Position in the Years Leading up to Pope Francis' Revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on Capital Punishment
Catholic Social Teaching and the Death Penalty
Environmental Justice
Pope Francis' Encyclical on Care for our Common Home: Laudato Si
Laudato Si Summary and Action Points
Catholics Care About Climate Change
Pastoral Letter on CST and the US Economy
St. Pope Paul VI Encyclical "On the Development of Peoples" (the world economy and its effect on people)
"A Catholic Framework for Economic Life" (US Bishops on ten key principles to help reflect on the values that should shape our participation in economic life.)
Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, "The Joy of the Gospel" - Chapter 4
Racial Justice
USCCB Pastoral Letter Against Racism, 2018: "Open Wide Our Hearts"
USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism, 1979: "Brothers and Sisters to Us All" (Selected quotes)
Rev. Bryan Massingale,
"The Ignatian Witness to Truth in a Climate of Injustice"
The Church and Racism: Towards a More Fraternal Society Pontifical Society for Justice and Peace
Pope Francis Cites Dangers of Racism
Bishop Edward Braxton Addresses How To Heal US Racial Divide
Euthanasia/ Assisted Suicide
Top Reasons to Oppose Assisted Suicide
Fact Sheet: Voluntary to Involuntary
US Bishops Statement on Physician Assisted Suicide: "To Live Each Day with Dignity"
St. Pope John Paul II Encyclical "On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life"
Health Care
Pope Francis - Health Care a right, not a privilege
Pope Francis - Equal Access to Health Care
Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care
Immigrants and Refugees
Pope Francis' Message for 2022 World Day for Migrants and Refugees
Quotes from Church Teachings on the Rights of Migrants and Refugees
US Bishops on Immigration Nov. 2000:
Welcoming the Stranger Among Us
US and Mexican Bishops Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration: Strangers No Longer Together
CST on Immigration and the Movement of Peoples
Poverty
Catholic Social Teaching on Poverty, an Option for the Poor, and the Common Good
Option for the Poor and Vulnerable