Catholic Social Teaching

Looking through the lens of Catholic social teaching, several Brazilian organizations were critical of actions by President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the final round of presidential elections Oct. 30.

“This year, Minnesota’s bishops have offered a statement about how to prioritize the principles of Catholic social teaching in light of the signs of the times, particularly during an election-year debate in which abortion dominates the headlines.”

“Our church teaches that promoting the development of human life must be a multifaceted mission that protects and enhances life’s sacredness, its solidarity in which we are all sibling offspring of God and its caring nurture of our common good,” he said.

“Eucharist and Living Justly: Blessed, Broken and Outpoured” is the theme of the annual Parish Social Ministry Gathering organized by Catholic Charities’ Office of Social Concerns.

The ecumenical Season of Creation observed by Christians worldwide from Sept. 1-Oct. 4, ending on the feast of St. Francis.

For the month of September, the pope dedicated his prayer intention for the abolition of the death penalty.

In 2015, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to welcome the season, the same year he wrote his encyclical on faith and the environment, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

“Historic turnover within the state Legislature presents both an opportunity and responsibility to make an impression on a new cohort of lawmakers.”