Catholic social teaching

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Christian social ethics tradition body of Catholic doctrine

Catholic social teaching is the body of official Catholic Church doctrine that applies Gospel principles to social, economic, and political issues, emphasizing human dignity, the common good, solidarity, and care for the poor.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Christian social teaching 2
Catholic labor movements 1
Catholic social action movements 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian social ethics tradition ⓘ
body of Catholic doctrine ⓘ
addresses capitalism ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
environmental issues ⓘ
globalization ⓘ
human labor ⓘ
migration ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
war and peace ⓘ
aimsAt defense of the vulnerable ⓘ
integral human development ⓘ
transformation of social structures ⓘ
appliesTo economic issues ⓘ
political issues ⓘ
social issues ⓘ
articulatedIn bishops’ conference statements ⓘ
conciliar documents ⓘ
papal encyclicals ⓘ
basedOn Gospels ⓘ
surface form: Gospel of Jesus Christ

Bible ⓘ
surface form: Scripture

Tradition ⓘ
natural law ⓘ
corePrinciple common good ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
participation ⓘ
preferential option for the poor ⓘ
promotion of peace ⓘ
solidarity ⓘ
stewardship of creation ⓘ
subsidiarity ⓘ
universal destination of goods ⓘ
emphasizes care for creation ⓘ
care for the poor ⓘ
dignity of work ⓘ
economic structures serving the person ⓘ
family as basic cell of society ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
peace and reconciliation ⓘ
responsibilities ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
workers’ rights ⓘ
historicalMilestone Caritas in veritate ⓘ
surface form: Caritas in Veritate

Centesimus annus ⓘ
surface form: Centesimus Annus

Fratelli tutti ⓘ
encyclical Laborem Exercens ⓘ
surface form: Laborem Exercens

Laudato si' ⓘ
surface form: Laudato si’

Mater et Magistra ⓘ
Pacem in terris ⓘ
surface form: Pacem in Terris

Populorum progressio ⓘ
surface form: Populorum Progressio

Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ
social encyclical Rerum Novarum ⓘ
surface form: Rerum Novarum

Sollicitudo rei socialis ⓘ
surface form: Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
influences Catholic social teaching self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Catholic social action movements

Christian democratic political thought ⓘ
language primarily Latin ⓘ
widely translated into vernacular languages ⓘ
normativeFor Catholic moral theology on social matters ⓘ
promotedBy bishops ⓘ
popes ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → associatedWith → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Catholic schools → basedOn → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
encyclical Evangelium Vitae → belongsTo → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
subject surface form: Evangelium Vitae
Section for Life → follows → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Paths of renewed encounter → genre → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Dicastery for the Service of Charity → guidedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Catholic Social Services → hasEthicalFramework → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
CNRT (political party) → hasIdeologicalInfluence → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
subject surface form: CNRT
CD&V → hasIdeologicalRootsIn → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christian social teaching
Apostolicam Actuositatem → influenced → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic social apostolate
Dignitatis Humanae → influenced → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Saint Francis of Assisi → influenced → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
subject surface form: Francis of Assisi
Jacques Maritain → influenced → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Pacem in terris → influenced → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Christian democracy → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Dorothy Day → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Hlinka's Slovak People's Party → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Lech Wałęsa → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Luigi Sturzo → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Révolution nationale → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
liberation theology → influencedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Catholic social teaching → influences → Catholic social teaching self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic social action movements
Great Commandment → influences → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christian social teaching
Vincentian → influences → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → linkedDoctrine → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rerum Novarum tradition of social encyclicals
Laudate Deum → mainSubject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Luigi Sturzo → movement → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → promotedBy → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic labor movements
Gaudete et exsultate → relatedTo → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Caritas in veritate → subject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Centesimus annus → subject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Deus Caritas Est → subject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
encyclical Laborem Exercens → subject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
subject surface form: Laborem Exercens
Populorum progressio → subject → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
All Brothers → subjectOf → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Evangelii nuntiandi → theologicalOrientation → Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Familiaris consortio → theologicalOrientation → Catholic social teaching ⓘ