Gaudium et Spes (Part 17)

Magnifica Humanitas (Part 1) Beginning the Encyclical

Ten minutes a day reading the Catholic Church’s social encyclicals. We interrupt our planned progression of the documents to bring you Magnifica Humanitas - the brand new first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.  This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but struggle to find the time. Each episode offers about ten minutes of a simple, uninterrupted audio reading from the documents themselves. Core Documents of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum — Pope Leo XIII (1891) Quadragesimo Anno — Pope Pius XI (1931) Mater et Magistra — Pope John XXIII (1961) Pacem in Terris — Pope John XXIII (1963) Gaudium et Spes — Second Vatican Council (1965) Populorum Progressio — Pope Paul VI (1967) Octogesima Adveniens — Pope Paul VI (1971) Justice in the World — Synod of Bishops (1971) Evangelii Nuntiandi — Pope Paul VI (1975) Redemptor Hominis — Pope John Paul II (1979) Laborem Exercens — Pope John Paul II (1981) Sollicitudo Rei Socialis — Pope John Paul II (1987) Centesimus Annus — Pope John Paul II (1991) Evangelium Vitae — Pope John Paul II (1995) Deus Caritas Est — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) Caritas in Veritate — Pope Benedict XVI (2009) Evangelii Gaudium — Pope Francis (2013) Laudato Si’ — Pope Francis (2015) Fratelli Tutti — Pope Francis (2020) Querida Amazonia — Pope Francis (2020) Laudate Deum — Pope Francis (2023) Magnifica Humanitas - Pope Leo XIV (2026) If you’d like to follow along with the text, all documents are available online through the Vatican website.

Gaudium et Spes (Part 22)

Ten minutes a day reading the Catholic Church’s social encyclicals. This episode continues Gaudium et Spes, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 as Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.  This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but struggle to find the time. Each episode offers about ten minutes of a simple, uninterrupted audio reading from the documents themselves. Core Documents of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum — Pope Leo XIII (1891) Quadragesimo Anno — Pope Pius XI (1931) Mater et Magistra — Pope John XXIII (1961) Pacem in Terris — Pope John XXIII (1963) Gaudium et Spes — Second Vatican Council (1965) Populorum Progressio — Pope Paul VI (1967) Octogesima Adveniens — Pope Paul VI (1971) Justice in the World — Synod of Bishops (1971) Evangelii Nuntiandi — Pope Paul VI (1975) Redemptor Hominis — Pope John Paul II (1979) Laborem Exercens — Pope John Paul II (1981) Sollicitudo Rei Socialis — Pope John Paul II (1987) Centesimus Annus — Pope John Paul II (1991) Evangelium Vitae — Pope John Paul II (1995) Deus Caritas Est — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) Caritas in Veritate — Pope Benedict XVI (2009) Evangelii Gaudium — Pope Francis (2013) Laudato Si’ — Pope Francis (2015) Fratelli Tutti — Pope Francis (2020) Querida Amazonia — Pope Francis (2020) Laudate Deum — Pope Francis (2023) If you’d like to follow along with the text, all documents are available online through the Vatican website.

Gaudium et Spes (Part 21)

Ten minutes a day reading the Catholic Church’s social encyclicals. This episode continues Gaudium et Spes, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 as Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.  This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but struggle to find the time. Each episode offers about ten minutes of a simple, uninterrupted audio reading from the documents themselves. Core Documents of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum — Pope Leo XIII (1891) Quadragesimo Anno — Pope Pius XI (1931) Mater et Magistra — Pope John XXIII (1961) Pacem in Terris — Pope John XXIII (1963) Gaudium et Spes — Second Vatican Council (1965) Populorum Progressio — Pope Paul VI (1967) Octogesima Adveniens — Pope Paul VI (1971) Justice in the World — Synod of Bishops (1971) Evangelii Nuntiandi — Pope Paul VI (1975) Redemptor Hominis — Pope John Paul II (1979) Laborem Exercens — Pope John Paul II (1981) Sollicitudo Rei Socialis — Pope John Paul II (1987) Centesimus Annus — Pope John Paul II (1991) Evangelium Vitae — Pope John Paul II (1995) Deus Caritas Est — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) Caritas in Veritate — Pope Benedict XVI (2009) Evangelii Gaudium — Pope Francis (2013) Laudato Si’ — Pope Francis (2015) Fratelli Tutti — Pope Francis (2020) Querida Amazonia — Pope Francis (2020) Laudate Deum — Pope Francis (2023) If you’d like to follow along with the text, all documents are available online through the Vatican website.

Gaudium et Spes (Part 20)

Ten minutes a day reading the Catholic Church’s social encyclicals. This episode continues Gaudium et Spes, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 as Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.  This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but struggle to find the time. Each episode offers about ten minutes of a simple, uninterrupted audio reading from the documents themselves. Core Documents of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum — Pope Leo XIII (1891) Quadragesimo Anno — Pope Pius XI (1931) Mater et Magistra — Pope John XXIII (1961) Pacem in Terris — Pope John XXIII (1963) Gaudium et Spes — Second Vatican Council (1965) Populorum Progressio — Pope Paul VI (1967) Octogesima Adveniens — Pope Paul VI (1971) Justice in the World — Synod of Bishops (1971) Evangelii Nuntiandi — Pope Paul VI (1975) Redemptor Hominis — Pope John Paul II (1979) Laborem Exercens — Pope John Paul II (1981) Sollicitudo Rei Socialis — Pope John Paul II (1987) Centesimus Annus — Pope John Paul II (1991) Evangelium Vitae — Pope John Paul II (1995) Deus Caritas Est — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) Caritas in Veritate — Pope Benedict XVI (2009) Evangelii Gaudium — Pope Francis (2013) Laudato Si’ — Pope Francis (2015) Fratelli Tutti — Pope Francis (2020) Querida Amazonia — Pope Francis (2020) Laudate Deum — Pope Francis (2023) If you’d like to follow along with the text, all documents are available online through the Vatican website.

Gaudium et Spes (Part 19)

Ten minutes a day reading the Catholic Church’s social encyclicals. This episode continues Gaudium et Spes, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 as Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.  This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but struggle to find the time. Each episode offers about ten minutes of a simple, uninterrupted audio reading from the documents themselves. Core Documents of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum — Pope Leo XIII (1891) Quadragesimo Anno — Pope Pius XI (1931) Mater et Magistra — Pope John XXIII (1961) Pacem in Terris — Pope John XXIII (1963) Gaudium et Spes — Second Vatican Council (1965) Populorum Progressio — Pope Paul VI (1967) Octogesima Adveniens — Pope Paul VI (1971) Justice in the World — Synod of Bishops (1971) Evangelii Nuntiandi — Pope Paul VI (1975) Redemptor Hominis — Pope John Paul II (1979) Laborem Exercens — Pope John Paul II (1981) Sollicitudo Rei Socialis — Pope John Paul II (1987) Centesimus Annus — Pope John Paul II (1991) Evangelium Vitae — Pope John Paul II (1995) Deus Caritas Est — Pope Benedict XVI (2005) Caritas in Veritate — Pope Benedict XVI (2009) Evangelii Gaudium — Pope Francis (2013) Laudato Si’ — Pope Francis (2015) Fratelli Tutti — Pope Francis (2020) Querida Amazonia — Pope Francis (2020) Laudate Deum — Pope Francis (2023) If you’d like to follow along with the text, all documents are available online through the Vatican website.