Learn about this rich tradition of thought and action for social justice. We offer a simple overview and suggest five ways to get to know the tradition better.

Find out about the most important principles of Catholic Social Teaching. We introduce Catholic thinking about the dignity of the human person, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity.

Explore the sources that inform and guide the development of Catholic Social Teaching. Scripture, tradition, reason and experience all play a part.

Find out about the most important international teaching documents. We provide a list of all the social encyclicals of the modern period with brief introductions and links to the full text. We also offer reflections and resources.

How do you go about making sense of these documents with Latin names? We offer a handy list of dos and don'ts to help you find your way.

Local Bishops and Bishops Conferences share in the responsibility to teach about social justice too. We provide links to teachings from around the Asia Pacific region.

Find out more about how a preferential love for the poor and marginalised guides Catholic thinking and action for social justice.

Catholic teaching defending the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and other people on the move.

Find out what Catholic Social Teaching means by social sin and structures of sin - and how they are related to personal and communal responsibility for injustice.

The rights of Indigenous peoples are human rights. Learn about Catholic Social Teaching on the rights of indigenous peoples.

Ecology goes beyond care for the natural environment. It embraces the vast network of relationships between all that is.

Political authority exists to serve people and communities by organizing and promoting the common good.