docs.church

Poverty & the Poor

The preferential option for the poor; charity and the poor.

Also called option for the poor, the poor.

47 documents

Related topics

A dagger (†) means the date or the official link is still awaiting verification.

1890s

  1. Rerum Novarum15 May 1891On Capital and LaborPope

1960s

  1. Pacto de las Catacumbas16 November 1965Pact of the Catacombs (for a servant and poor Church)Ecclesial Initiatives
  2. Closing Message to the Poor, the Sick and the Suffering8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to the Poor, Sick and SufferingPope
  3. Message des évêques du Tiers-Monde†August 1967Message to the Peoples of the Third World (18 bishops)Ecclesial Initiatives
  4. Carta de Río†May 1968Letter of Rio (Latin American Jesuit provincials on social justice)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Documento de Medellín: La Iglesia en la actual transformación de América Latina a la luz del Concilio6 September 1968Medellín ConclusionsBishops' Conferences
  6. Documento de San Miguel†April 1969San Miguel Declaration (application of Medellín to Argentina)Bishops' Conferences
  7. Mater et Magistra15 May 1961On Christianity and Social ProgressPope
  8. Lumen Christi Ecclesia Christi11 September 1962Radio Message to All the Faithful One Month before the CouncilPope
  9. Nuntius ad universos homines†20 October 1962Message to Humanity from the Council FathersEcumenical Council
  10. Statement on Race Relations and Poverty†19 November 1966Race Relations and PovertyBishops' Conferences
  11. Populorum Progressio26 March 1967On the Development of PeoplesPope

1970s

  1. Evangelica Testificatio29 June 1971On the Renewal of Religious LifePope
  2. Convenientes ex universo (De Iustitia in Mundo)†30 November 1971II Ordinary General Assembly (1971), Justice in the WorldSynod of Bishops
  3. Men for Others: Education for Social Justice and Social Action Today†July 1973Men for Others (Valencia address)Ecclesial Initiatives
  4. Decree 4: Our Mission Today: The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice1975GC32 Decree 4Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Human Development and Christian Salvation1976Human Development and Christian SalvationTheological & Biblical Commissions
  6. La Iglesia, Cuerpo de Cristo en la historia6 August 1977The Church, the Body of Christ in History (2nd pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops
  7. La Iglesia y las organizaciones políticas populares6 August 1978The Church and Popular Political Organizations (3rd pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops
  8. Documento de Puebla: La evangelización en el presente y en el futuro de América Latina13 February 1979Puebla DocumentBishops' Conferences
  9. Misión de la Iglesia en medio de la crisis del país6 August 1979The Church's Mission amid the National Crisis (4th pastoral letter)Diocesan Bishops

1980s

  1. Religious and Human Promotion12 August 1980Religious and Human PromotionRoman Curia
  2. Our Secondary Schools Today and Tomorrow†September 1980Our Schools Today and TomorrowEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Libertatis nuntius6 August 1984Instruction on certain aspects of the Theology of LiberationRoman Curia
  4. Libertatis conscientia22 March 1986Instruction on Christian Freedom and LiberationRoman Curia
  5. Economic Justice for AllNovember 1986Economic Justice for AllBishops' Conferences
  6. At the Service of the Human Community†27 December 1986An Ethical Approach to the International Debt QuestionRoman Curia
  7. Sollicitudo Rei Socialis30 December 1987On social concern (20th anniversary of Populorum Progressio)Pope

1990s

  1. In Support of Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools†14 November 1990In Support of Catholic SchoolsBishops' Conferences
  2. Renewing the Earth14 November 1991Renewing the EarthBishops' Conferences
  3. Towards a Better Distribution of Land23 November 1997Towards a Better Distribution of Land: The Challenge of Agrarian ReformRoman Curia
  4. Ecclesia in America22 January 1999Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in AmericaPope

2000s

  1. Tzedeq and Tzedaqah8 July 2004ILC Buenos Aires Statement on Justice and CharityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Documento de Aparecida31 May 2007Aparecida DocumentBishops' Conferences

2010s

  1. Evangelii gaudium24 November 2013On the proclamation of the Gospel in today's worldPope
  2. Laudato si'24 May 2015On care for our common homePope
  3. A New Moment: Envisioning the Ministry of Catholic Charities†2017A New MomentEcclesial Initiatives
  4. Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice; Renewed Governance for a Renewed Mission6 January 2017GC36 Decrees (promulgated)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus 2019-202919 February 2019Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesEcclesial Initiatives

2020s

  1. Dilexi te4 October 2025On love for the poorPope
  2. To hear the cry of the poor and the earth24 March 2026Synod Study Group 2 Final Report: To hear the cry of the poor and the earthSynod of Bishops
  3. Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes29 July 2020Declaration on the Lasallian Educational MissionEcclesial Initiatives
  4. Catechesis on Healing the World5 August 2020 – 30 September 2020Social doctrine and the theological virtues in light of the pandemic, 2020Pope
  5. A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation1 September 2021Joint Message of Francis, Bartholomew and Welby on CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Mensaje final y desafíos pastorales de la Primera Asamblea Eclesial de América Latina y el Caribe†28 November 2021Ecclesial Assembly: Final Message and Pastoral ChallengesBishops' Conferences
  7. Hacia una Iglesia sinodal en salida a las periferias†November 2022Toward a Synodal Church Going Forth to the PeripheriesBishops' Conferences
  8. Dignitas infinita2 April 2024Declaration on Human DignityRoman Curia