Catholic Social Thought Resources

What is Catholic Social Teaching? by Fred Kammer, SJ
Kammer offers a full menu of articles and summaries on themes in CST.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
CST Resource Center | USCCB CST Scripture Guide

Christine Firer Hinze
Christian and Catholic Perspectives on Economy

The University of St. Thomas's John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought offers a wealth of resources on CST in relationship to business, work, and economy.

Resources from the Office of Social Justice, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Links to Prof. Gerald Darring's Bibliography of Catholic Social Teaching, with critical analyses of CST documents

U.S. Catholic's "Busy Christian's Guide to CST" offers a side-by-side analysis of historical events and major developments in the CST tradition.

"Pope Francis, Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching," by Bishop-elect Robert Barron, July 2015.

Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching, Ch. 6: "On Human Work"

Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching, Ch. 7: "On Economic Life"

Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIII (1891)

Quadragesimo Anno, Pope Pius XI (1931)

Mater et Magistra, Pope John XXIII (1961)

Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI (1967)

Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II (1981)

Economic Justice for All, USCCB (1986)

Solicitudo Rei Socialis, Pope John Paul II (1987)

Centesimus Annus, Pope John Paul II (1991)

Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI (2009)

Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis (2013)

Laudato Si', Pope Francis (2015)