CHURCH_DOCUMENT
Quadragesimo Anno
Document of the Catholic Church
Issued forty years after Rerum Novarum, this encyclical of Pope Pius XI develops Catholic social doctrine, articulating the principle of subsidiarity and calling for the reconstruction of the social order according to justice and charity.
key Themes
- Subsidiarity
- Social justice
- The reconstruction of the social order
- Capital and labor
document Type
encyclical
issuing Authority
Pope Pius XI
issued Date
1931-05-15
canonical Url
https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19310515_quadragesimo-anno.html