[T]here are always fresh hopes, but also fresh fears and threats, connected with this basic dimension of human existence: man’s life is built up every day from work, from work it derives its specific ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of two great works by Pope St. John Paul II. Written by the Holy Father in 1981, Laborem Exercens and Familiaris Consortio offer many timely lessons for 2021.

Labor has long been a central concern of Catholic social teaching. Starting with Rerum Novarum, the seminal encyclical of Catholic social teaching issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, through the current ...

In Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II affirms that, through work, man must earn his daily bread. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, debates about human dignity in the workplace focused on ...

Church leaders and workers nationwide will gather in Cebu City for a national conference from Sept. 12 to 15. It will be held in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s ...

Commentary: Trump has assaulted workers' rights to life, limb and livelihood throughout his presidency. This should matter to Catholic voters, who have an obligation to consider a candidate's respect ...