Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching is based on the belief that God has a plan for creation, a plan to build his kingdom of peace, love and justice. It holds that God has a special plan for every single one of us, whoever we are. Our part in this plan isn’t just limited to things ‘spiritual’, or times when we do “religious things.” It involves every aspect of our lives, from the things we pray about, to how we live as a responsible global citizen. Our part in this story is a kind-of vocation for the common good, a call to treat everyone as our brothers and sisters.  It is something that we all share.

At Christ the King , Catholic Social Teaching is incorporated into our curriculum. Children are asked to put their faith into action and reflect on how their learning enables them to do so. Each collective worship refers to Catholic Social Teaching which helps make the worship relevant to our lives today.

Catholic Social Teaching underpins the essence of our daily school life. The principles of social teaching are shared with our children through all that we do, through the curriculum, special events and activity and through our ordinary actions in school.

 Pope Francis emphasised that it is our duty to work together to bring about a more just and peaceful world: to put love into action. It is vital that our children can articulate the connection between Jesus’ teaching and doing good deeds. We use the CAFOD Catholic Social Teaching resources and the animal mascots to support the children’s understanding of principles.

Before launching our CST Principles, a CAFOD representative led an assembly to talk to the children about the work of CAFOD. We used these principles to gain our Live Simply Award.  Each half term we focus on a different principle, children are awarded certificates when they live out these principles.

Have a look at CAFOD's video which teaches us about the Catholic Social Teaching principles.  If you keep scrolling, you will see the animals who are our friends and the principle which they represent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLHvosRUfQc