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Church Documents Related to Labor and Economic Issues Besides the Papal Social Encyclicals, the Catholic Church has addressed issues of working people and economic justice during the Second Vatican Council and in pastoral letters and messages from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In these section of the Catholic-Labor Network we will try to list an up-to-date collection of fundamental documents and resources.  It will be updated as new documents are issued. Documents from the Second Vatican Council  Pastoral Constitution: On the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium Spes (December 7, 1965) Speeches and Homilies of the Holy Father  Pacem in Terris: A Permanent Commitment: Pope John Paul II address on the World Day of Peace 2003 (January 1, 2003) Pope John Paul II's Statement to President Bush (July 23, 2001) President George W. Bush's Statement to Pope John Paul II (July 23, 2001) The Holy Father's Address to Business and Trade Union Leaders on the Ethical Dimensions of the Global Economy - May 2, 2000  Jubilee of Workers: Greetings of the Holy Father after Mass - May 1, 2000  Address to the Members of the Vatican Foundation "Centessimus Annus - Pro Pontifice" - May 9, 1998   National Conference of Catholic Bishops & United States Catholic Conference Documents   USCCB Labor Day Statements Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (2007) Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility (2003) I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Food: Catholic Reflections on Food, Farmers and Farmworkers (2003) Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines (November 12, 2003)    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) Voices & Choices: A Pastoral Message on Justice in the Workplace from the Catholic Bishops of the South   Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium (May 11, 2000)  A Fair and Just Workplace: Principles & Practices (Draft Document, Statements by Committee Members and Press Release)  California Catholic Bishops' Statement on the Strawberry Industry in California (March 20, 1998) Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions - NCCB (1998)  Organizing for Justice - USCC Office of Social Development & World Peace (1997)  A Catholic Framework for Economic Justice for All - NCCB (November 13, 1996)  USCC Statement on Political Responsibility: Choices for the Future (1987)  A Pastoral Message: Economic Justice for All (1986)   Widening Gap Between Rich & Poor (1986) by Archbishop Samuel Carter Catholic Conference of Kentucky Just Work: A Pastoral Letter About Work and Justice Catholic Committee of the South Voices and Choices: A pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of the South I Have Come to Heal...: Restorative Justice (October 26, 2003) Suffer the Little Children...: Juvenile Justice in the South (October 26, 2003) Wardens from Wall Street: Prison Privatization (December 2002) Challenges for the Criminal Justice Process in the South (December 2002)   Papal Social Encyclicals   Other Catholic Social Teachings General Articles of Interest  Catholic Worker Connection Msgr. George Higgins  Home Page E-Mail: Fr. Sinclair Oubre