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Category - Catholic Social Teaching

  • 11 Mar 2013
    The next Pope, social change and liberation theology

    It is widely assumed that the next pope, whoever it is, will be of a highly conservative disposition, because both Benedict XVI and John Paul II ensured that the College of Cardinals that now exists was shaped firmly in that direction.

  • 21 Nov 2012
    Catholic Social Teaching and the political left

    For Christians, and particularly Catholics, who believe that their faith is incompatible with right-wing political policies, these are interesting times.

  • 25 Oct 2012
    How IDS measures up to Catholic Social Teaching

    As Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith probably has more influence over the lives of the least fortunate members of society than any other person in the country. His decisions have a life-changing impact on poor, sick, and disabled people: the section of society that has least power and influence.

  • 8 Dec 2010
    Catholic Social Teaching resource launched in the UK

    Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is a huge and valuable theologically-rooted ethical resource, says Simon Barrow, reporting on a new CST website. Despite areas of significant debate / disagreement in the bio-ethical sphere, and necessarily tough questions about the Church's performance and stance in a number of areas, CST is a huge contribution to human social understanding and moral discourse, both within and well beyond Catholic institutions.

  • 14 Feb 2007
    Catholic report shows that migration is about need not numbers

    A university-based Catholic research institute at the University of Cambridge has published a report which illustrates the shocking conditions endured by many migrant workers contributing to the economic life of the UK.