Catholics Confront Global Poverty: Church Teaching
Teaching from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Fighting Poverty to Build Peace - Pope Benedict's challenge to the world
by Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, in America magazine - Full text of “Called to Global Solidarity” by U.S. Catholic Bishops
- Excerpt from “Called to Global Solidarity“ on Theological Foundations of Global Solidarity
- Full text of “A Place at the Table” by U.S. Catholic Bishops
- Excerpt from “A Place at the Table” on our Catholic Social Tradition and Poverty
- “Making a Place at the Table” brochure, in English and Spanish
- Letters and Statements by the U.S. Catholic Bishops
Teaching from the Vatican
- 2009 World Day of Peace Message, “Fighting Poverty to Build Peace,” by Pope Benedict XVI
- Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
- Chapter 9, Section 4, on international cooperation for development and to fight poverty
- Chapter 4, Section 3, Part c, on the preferential option for the poor
- Chapter 4, Section 6, on solidarity
- Chapter 7, Section 1, on poverty and wealth
- Chapter 7, Section 5, part a, on globalization and poverty
- Chapter 10, Section 4, part c, on poverty and the environment
- Chapter 11, Section 2, on peace and development
- The Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Part 3, Section 1, Chapter 2, Article 3 (paragraphs 1928-48) on the human person, equality, and solidarity
- Part 3, Section 2, Chapter 2, Article 7 (paragraphs 2437-42) on justice and solidarity among nations
- Part 3, Section 2, Chapter 2, Article 7 (paragraphs 2443-49) on love for the poor
- Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples), by Pope Paul VI*
- Solicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern), by Pope John Paul II, 1987*
* These items are listed in order to provide a starting point for exploration of Church teaching on global poverty and development. This is not intended to be an exclusive list. Many other documents include important messages about a wide range of topics related to economic life. Please visit usccb.org/sdwp/foundationdocs.shtml for more helpful documents and statements.
Letters and Statements
