Social Justice Resources

The primary source of the Church's teachings on Social Justice is God's revelation through Jesus Christ. This is expressed through both Scripture, and the Tradition of the Church as the fundamental ideas and principles of Social Justice are applied to particular circumstances, issues and situations.

The most important resource for Catholics is the Social Encyclicals of the modern Popes, from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Benedict XVI, which you can find at the Vatican web site.

See also the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops produce many social justice documents, focused on domestic issues in the USA and America's relations with other nations. See in particular:

• Arms Control
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development
• Catholic Social Teaching
• Criminal Justice
• Death Penalty
• Environmental Justice
• Faith-Based Initiatives
• Faithful Citizenship - a Call to Political Responsibility
• Government Liaison - Legislative Issues
• Housing
• Human Trafficking
• International Debt/Foreign Aid
• International Issues
• Iraq
• Labor Issues
• Middle East
• Migrants and Refugees
• National Issues
• Poverty
• Social Development and World Peace
• Social Security
• Welfare

See also the Bishops Conference collection on Life Issues:

• Abortion
• Contraception
• Cloning
• Capital Punishment
• Euthanasia
• Health and Health Insurance
• Pro-Life
• Natural Family Planning

Social Justice - New Resources

Recording of April 24, 2008

Faithful Citizenship Presentation

is Available for Listening

The recording of the April 24, 2008, Catholic Speakers Online presentation on Faithful Citizenship by Dr. Georgia Masters Keightley is available for listening. In the presentation, Dr. Keightley shows how justice and charity are necessary for the evangelization of culture to which we are called. She also emphasizes that formation of Catholics in the social justice teachings of the Church is a parish responsibility