The Social Agenda of the the Church – A Compendium

Today, December 7, marks the 39th anniversary of the landmark document “Gaudium et Spes” from the Second Vatican Council. There was a compilation of the Church’s Social Agenda in 2000 and a new official compendium was released just about a month ago.The Vatican has made arrangement for distribution through Pax Books
the exclusive distributors of the Vatican Publishing house and many othe Catholic institutes.  The cost of the book is U.S. $24.90. (Once at this site whose original language is German click on the lilnk for the English version at the upper left of the page.

The Social Agenda published in the year 2000 is available online at The Social Agenda

Students, teachers, and all those who seek a better knowledge of the social doctrine of the Church will find contained within this collection the central statements of the Roman Pontiffs from a range of texts, including papal encyclicals, apostolic letters, and Conciliar documents, on matters relating to politics, economics, and culture.

The selections are arranged thematically according to the significant subject areas of Catholic social doctrine. Under each subject heading, the quotations appear in pedagogical—as opposed to chronological or magisterial—order, with each subject area opening with a quotation that explains the issue at hand.