Pacific Catholic Social Teaching Archives

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Pacific Catholic Social Teaching

The Catholic Bishops of the Pacific region share with the Pope the responsibility to teach about social justice issues. They teach about social justice issues in their own countries and in the region, and they teach about international social justice issues from the perspective of their local contexts. Because they focus on their own context, these teachings can often be more specific and concrete than the international teachings.

Here you will find teachings by individual Bishops from the region, from local Bishops Conferences including the Central Pacific Catholic Bishops Conference, and from the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania. Sub-categories help you to find material from particular countries.

Teachings, Commentary, Quotes

These posts offer links to the full text of teaching documents, commentary, and CST quotes for reflection and discussion.

Just Wages Call on Feast of St Joseph the Worker

Updated 13/05/2018

The rising cost of living and slow wages growth in Australia are combining to put pressure on many household budgets. Bishop Vincent Long van Nguyen, Chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council expresses concern especially for low paid workers and families living in poverty. In his pastoral letter for the Feast of St Joseph […]