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Vatican Documents on Catholic Social Teaching

1891 Pope Leo XIII
On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum)

1931 Pope Pius XI
After Forty Years (Quadregesimo Anno)

1961Pope John XXIII
Mother and Teacher (Mater et Magistra)

1963 Pope John XXIII
Peace on Earth (Pacem in Terris)

1965 Second Vatican Council
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes)

1967 Pope Paul VI
The Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio)

1971 Pope Paul VI
A Call to Action (Octogesima Adveniens)

1971 Synod of Bishops
Justice in the World (Justicia in Mundo)

1975 Paul VI
On Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi)

1979 Pope John Paul II
Redeemer of Humanity (Redemptor Hominis)

1981 Pope John Paul II
On Human Work (Laborem Exercens)

1987 Pope John Paul II
On Social Concern (Solicitudo Rei Socialis)

1991 Pope John Paul II
The One Hundredth Year (Centesimus Annus)

1992
The Catechism of the Catholic Church

1995 Pope John Paul II
The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae)

1979-present Pope John Paul II
Annual World Day of Peace Messages

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