Citing encyclicals from the church’s canon of social teachings for authority, Republican Senator, Marco Rubio last week outlined a political economy that he called “common-good capitalism.” Rubio argued from a basis in Catholic social teaching that businesses should be obliged “to act in the best interests of the workers and the country that made their Read more
The Church’s social teaching, news and commentary are now available at the App Store. The Catholic Social Teaching App is a product of The Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington DC think tank. The App provides a selection of papal encyclicals ranging from Pope Francis’ 2013 “Lumen Fidei” back to Pope Leo XII’s 1891 Read more
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is calling Pope John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem in Terris, “a great thing.” “I would say what struck me about it was how modern it is and how in tune it is with modern thinking,” Wales told CNA. Wales, who is not a Catholic, is in Rome as a guest of the Read more