I plan to devote my presentation to reflection on the core nature of the theme of the defense of human life from conception to its natural end for the Social Doctrine of the Church, and also for the Catholic religion to continue having a public role, as it must necessarily have[1]. I consider it important to situate reflection on the […]
Statements by S. E. Mons. Giampaolo Crepaldi
Doing comes after being. Without formation, catholics scatter.
Most Rev. Mons. Giampaolo Crepaldi Speech in Milan — Teatro don Guanella 3 February 2018 I am pleased to be here with you on this special day. I’d even go so far as to say this very special day, with this opportunity I have to meet many of the persons taking part in the activities of the Academies of […]
Is the expropriation of children underway? Article by Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi published in the November issue of “Il Timone”
To whom do children belong? Children belong to no one because they are of God. Once upon a time the idea that a child was a gift was deeply rooted in the hearts and minds of people at large, and not just mothers. A gift of God that it is necessary to educate so this gift may return to Him. […]
The italian Church and the future of the Social Apostolate
Now available in bookstores is the new book-interview (with Stefano Fontana) of Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi entitled “La Chiesa italiana e il futuro della pastorale sociale” (Cantagalli, Siena 2017) . In the text below the archbishop himself highlights the essential points in his new book. ***** Does the social apostolate still need the Social Doctrine of the Church, and, if yes, […]
Liberty and fraternal responsibility. An important statement by Pope Francis closely regarding the Social Doctrine of the Church.
Pope Francis has had occasion to address the issue of social integration over the past few days, and did so explicitly in the Message sent on 24 April last to Ms Margaret Archer, President of the Pontifical Academy of the Social Sciences. At times it is thought that the thrust of charity suffices for the presence of Christians in the […]
Migration, the Common Good and the Social Doctrine of the Church. Statement by Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi at the Presentation of the VIII Report on the Social Doctrine of the Church in the world.
Statement by Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi at the Presentation of the VIII Report on the Social Doctrine of the Church in the world of the Observatory Cardinal Van Thuân Rome, Sala Marconi at Vatican Radio, 15 February 2017 The annual publication of the Observatory’s Report on the Social Doctrine of the Church in the world has by now become a […]
The importance of Doctrine for catholics active in politics.
This is the text of an essay by Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, Bishop of Trieste and President of our Observatory, published in the February issue of the monthly review “Il Timone”. The “Social Doctrine of the Church”, as the expression itself reads, is a “doctrine”. For a long time, however, especially in the 1970’s and 1980’s, many were those who […]
The metaphysics of being and the Social Doctrine of the Church Montefiascone, 7 November 2016
On the occasion of the recent conference on “Conscience without rights?” held in Rome on 21 October in the meeting hall of the Palazzo of Parliamentary Groups, the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin sent the Center a very meaningful message focused on the theme of the Conference, on conscience. The Cardinal’s words are to be considered in depth and […]
CONSCIENCE AS THE PRIMARY POLITICAL PROBLEM Observations on Cardinal Pietro Parolins Message to the Livatino Study Center
On the occasion of the recent conference on “Conscience without rights?” held in Rome on 21 October in the meeting hall of the Palazzo of Parliamentary Groups, the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin sent the Center a very meaningful message focused on the theme of the Conference, on conscience. The Cardinal’s words are to be considered in depth and […]
The case of associations ill-according with Christianity and the public well-being (RN 54). Observations on a minor element of Rerum novarum
Most Rev. Giampaolo Crepaldi It is not always easy to distinguish between major and minor elements of a text. The perspective changes with the passing of time and what was considered major back then may well now be looked upon as minor, and just the other way around. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of this important Leonine […]
The European Union: an institutional structure/system that insists on ignoring the history of the western world. The IX Report on the Social Doctrine of the Church in the World has been published.