John Carr's vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares ...

Georgetown University faculty members explored the principles of Catholic social teaching and how those principles can shape approaches to dignified care for people with disabilities at a Sept. 17 ...

On Wednesday, I began my review of Siblings All, Sign of the Times: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis by Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny and Fr. Christian Barone, in which I looked at the beginning ...

Catholic social teaching is proverbially considered the church's "best kept secret." Why is that? And what can be done about it? These are among the questions that will be addressed in the next couple ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After decades of rubbing elbows with Washington and Catholic powerbrokers, working to further the Catholic Church’s social principles, John Carr has collected some stories. One he ...

The famed Benedictine monastery in Camaldoli, Italy. (Credit: Vatican News.) Listen ROME – At the end of the 2007 movie “Charley Wilson’s War,” about how covert American support for the mujahadeen in ...

(RNS) — Labor Day is approaching, and just a few days later I will begin teaching my fall classes. Like every fall semester, the largest class I’ll teach will be on Catholic social teaching. This ...