Modern Social Context or
English Title Message
Documents Challenges
Modern Ideologies, Focus on “Family
Rerum Novarum The Condition of
Industrialization, Wage” and
1891 (Pp. Leo XIII) Labor Urbanization, Poverty Workers Rights
Quadragesimo Great Depression,
After Forty Years Principle of
Anno (The Reconstruction of the Social Communism, Fascist
Order) Dictatorships Subsidiarity
1931 (Pp. Pius XI)
Global Justice
Mater et Magistra Christianity and Technological
Advances
between Rich and
1961 (Pp. John XXIII) Social Progress
Poor Nations
Human Rights
Pacem in Terris Arms Race and the
Peace on Earth Threat of Nuclear War
and Social
1963 (Pp. John XXIII)
Responsibilities
Modern Social Context or
English Title Message
Documents Challenges
Pastoral Constitution Younger Generation
Gaudium et Spes To Read the “Signs
of the Church in Questioning Traditional
1965 (Vatican II)
the Modern World Values of the Times”
Populorum “Development” as a
The Development Widening Gap between
Progressio Rich and Poor Nations New Word for
of Peoples
1967 (Pp. Paul VI) Peace
Octogesima A Call to Action on Urbanization Lay Catholics Being
Adveniens the 80th Anniversary Marginalizing Vast Involved in Political Action
1971 (Pp. Paul VI) of Rerum Novarum Multitudes to Combat Injustices
Justice as a Constitutive
Justitia in Mundo Justice Structural Injustices and
Dimension of Preaching
1971 (Synod of Bishops) in the World Oppression
the Gospel
Modern Social Context or
English Title Message
Documents Challenges
Evangelii Cultural Problems of Salvation as Liberation
Evangelization in
Nuntiandi Atheism, Secularism, and from All Forms of
the Modern World Consumerism Oppression
1975 (Pp. Paul VI)
Laborem Capitalism’s and
The Dignity of
Exercens On Human Work Communism’s Treatment
of Workers Human Work
1981 (Pp. John Paul II)
Sollicitudo Rei Structures of Sin as
Persistent
Socialis On Social Concern Underdevelopment Responsible for
1987 (Pp. John Paul II) Global Injustices
On the 100th Consumeristic
Centesimus Annus Collapse of Communism
Anniversary of in Eastern Europe Greed has to be
1991 (Pp. John Paul II)
Rerum Novarum Combated
Modern Social
English Title Context Message
Documents
Global Financial Crisis, Focus on ethical
Caritas in Veritate
Charity in Truth Breakdown of Business renewal and the
2009 (Pp. Benedict XVI) Ethics economy of gift
Call for Integral Ecology
Laudatu Si’ Eco-crisis and Weak
Praise Be To You Social Response
and Intergenerational
2015 (Pp. Francis) Solidarity
