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Educational Resources
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has compiled a database of the documents most frequently associated with Catholic Social Teaching.
The Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought
The mission of the Lane Center (of the University of San Francisco) is to apply the Catholic intellectual tradition to social concerns and contemporary issues. Their site offers links to CST resources, as well as downloadable text from selected academic lectures related to CST.
The John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought
This site from the University of St. Thomas offers useful links to additional CST resources.
The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
The ACCU promotes Catholic higher education by supporting its member institutions, in particular their Catholic mission and character.
Church Resources
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The official site of the USCCB, this site is a valuable resource for official Church documents and teachings on CST.
The Vatican website provides access to an extensive online resource library of over 60,000 documents.
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
This website offers access to documents and other statements issued by the Church specifically related to the Council's mission of promoting peace and justice in the world.
Prayer Resources
Prayer Resources from the USCCB
This page from the USCCB offers resources for prayer and reflection.
Visit this page by the CRS for prayers that foster global solidarity.
On December 1st of every year, the world comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day. Get involved by hosting a prayer service in solidarity with all those who suffer from the disease.
CST in Current Topics
This site from Catholics in Alliance provides a daily summary of national and local news on issues involving the intersection of faith and public life.
CST Movements
Catholic Worker Movement
Founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, the Catholic Worker Movement is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person.
Interfaith Worker Justice is one of the principle social action organizations working to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers.
Corporate Social Responsibility Movement
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility works to promote peace, economic justice and environmental stewardship by encouraging companies to engage in socially and environmentally conscious practices.
CST Issues
Domestic Poverty
Founded in the spirit of Catholic values, teaching, and traditions, Catholic Charities vigorously advocates for the reduction of poverty and works to build a sense of solidarity among those in charitable ministries.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Global Poverty
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community and works to alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in over 100 countries.
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories.
An international center dedicated to the study of issues relating to development, justice, and peace from a Christian perspective, the Center of Concern in Washington, D.C. works to promote economic and social justice in a global context.
This collaborative webpage by the USCCB and CRS advocates for U.S. policies that foster economic and social development for people living in poverty throughout the world.
Immigration
Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope
A Pastoral Letter concerning migration from the Bishops of Mexico and the United States, Strangers No Longer is the first letter jointly written by the two bishops’ conferences.
Advocacy
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice working to end hunger at home and abroad by advocating for changes in the policies, programs and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist.
Pax Christi USA is an organization committed to peace education that strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence.
NETWORK, a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace, educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and social transformation.
Economic Justice for All
A Decade After Economic Justice for All
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
“Humanizing the Global Economy” by Jeffrey Sachs
Faithful Citizenship
Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility
Built around the United States bishops’ November 2007 reflection Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, this site offers a variety of resources related to Catholic teaching and political life. Included are resources for prayer, reflection, social action and education.
