| Preface | p. xi |
| Historical Background | p. 1 |
| Our Best Kept Secret | p. 3 |
| An Evolving Social Message | p. 6 |
| A Shifting Social Approach | p. 14 |
| Major Lessons of Catholic Social Teaching | p. 18 |
| Future Challenges | p. 35 |
| Documents to the Universal Church | p. 41 |
| Introduction | p. 43 |
| On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum). Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII, 1891 | p. 45 |
| The Reconstruction of the Social Order (Quadragesimo Anno). Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI, 1931 | p. 48 |
| Christianity and Social Progress (Mater et Magistra). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1961 | p. 53 |
| Peace on Earth (Pacem in Terris). Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, 1963 | p. 58 |
| The Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes). Second Vatican Council, 1965 | p. 62 |
| The Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio). Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1967 | p. 68 |
| A Call to Action (Octogesima Adveniens). Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI, 1971 | p. 73 |
| Justice in the World. Statement of the Synod of Bishops, 1971 | p. 76 |
| Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI, 1975 | p. 80 |
| On Human Work (Laborem Exercens). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1981 | p. 84 |
| The Social Concerns of the Church (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1988 | p. 88 |
| The Church and Racism. Statement of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, 1988 | p. 96 |
| The Missionary Activity of the Church (Redemptoris Missio). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1990 | p. 99 |
| One Hundred Years (Centesimus Annus). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1991 | p. 103 |
| The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992 | p. 112 |
| The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, 1995 | p. 120 |
| Contribution to World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2001 | p. 125 |
| Documents to the Regional Churches | p. 129 |
| Introduction | p. 131 |
| North America | p. 131 |
| Brothers and Sisters to Us. Pastoral Letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States, 1979 | p. 133 |
| The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1983 | p. 136 |
| The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and Commitment. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1984 | p. 142 |
| Economic Justice for All: Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy. Pastoral Letter of the United States Bishops, 1986 | p. 145 |
| To the Ends of the Earth. Pastoral Statement of the United States Bishops, 1986 | p. 154 |
| The Struggle against Poverty: A Sign of Hope in Our World. Pastoral Letter of the Canadian Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs, 1996 | p. 158 |
| Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States, 2003 | p. 162 |
| Central and Latin America | |
| The Medellin Conference Documents. Second Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 1968 | p. 168 |
| The Puebla Conference Document. Third Meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, 1979 | p. 172 |
| To the People of God Journeying in Central America. Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Central America, 2002 | p. 176 |
| Ethical and Gospel Imperatives for Overcoming Dire Poverty and Hunger. National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil, 2002 | p. 179 |
| Africa | |
| Justice and Evangelization in Africa. Statement of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), 1981 | p. 184 |
| The Future Is Ours. Pastoral Letter by the Catholic Bishops of Zambia, 1992 | p. 188 |
| Economic Justice in South Africa. A Pastoral Statement of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, 1999 | p. 191 |
| Asia | |
| Evangelization in Modern Day Asia. First Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 1974 | p. 196 |
| Journeying Together toward the Third Millennium. Statement of Fifth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 1990 | p. 199 |
| A Renewed Church in Asia: A Mission of Love and Service. Final Statement of the Seventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 2000 | p. 203 |
| Australia | |
| A Milestone for the Human Family. Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Australia to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1998 | p. 207 |
| Europe | |
| The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 1996 | p. 211 |
| Study Guides | p. 219 |
| Suggested Uses | p. 221 |
| Discussion Questions | p. 223 |
| Where to Find the Documents | p. 233 |
| Bibliography | p. 235 |
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