New pope follows in the footsteps of Leo XIII, father of the Church's social doctrine

When Pope Leo XIV presented himself this week before “the city and the world” it was inevitable to think of the choice of his name: in part he continued the line that in 1891 with the encyclical Rerum novarum (“On the New Things”) published Leo XIII. This was a pope who ruled the Church for long years and became interested both in the intellectual formation of the clergy and in the incipient political openness of Christians to democracy. He was …

"Pope Leo XIII, with the historical encyclical 'Rerum novarum', addressed the social issue in the context of the first great industrial revolution," declared the new pontiff on Saturday.

With the "Rerum Novarum" Leo XIII denounced the excesses of the market without rules. But he defended private property.What Pope Leo XIV will do nobody can know. The theological and pastoral lines of his pontificate we will know from his words and acts. If we can say something today, ...

New pope follows in the footsteps of Leo XIII, father of the Church's social doctrine

In 1891, Leo XIII published the encyclical 'Rerum Novarum,' an important text in contemporary Catholicism that addresses the labor question and criticizes the excesses of capitalism.

In 1891, Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Rerum Novarum, with which he initiated the Social Doctrine of the Church. It was a courageous and prophetic act: before the eph

The first American pope reveals that he chose his name in honor of Leo XIII and his encyclical on social justice. In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV made it clear why he chose this name for his pontificate. He explained that he pays tribute to Leo XIII, the pontiff who published in 1891 the encyclical Rerum Novarum, a founding document of the social doctrine of the Church that addressed the challenges of the industria…