1. “Each community has the duty to protect the earth and to ensure its
fruitfulness for coming generations.”
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 67

2. “All of us, in union with Christ, form one body, and as parts of it we belong to each other."
St Paul's letter to the Romans

3. “Human persons are imprinted with God’s image
“Human persons are imprinted with God’s image. Their dignity does not come from the work they do, but from the persons they are.”
Pope John Paul II,
On the Hundredth Year, 11

4. “You are not making a gift of your possessions to the poor person.
You are handing over to him what is his...
The world is given to all, not only to the rich.”
Saint Ambrose

5. “To struggle against injustice is to
promote the human and spiritual progress of all, and therefore the common good of humanity.”
Pope Paul VI,
On the Development of Peoples, 76
Picture credit: Annie Bungeroth

6. “Effective world solidarity should allow all peoples
to shape their destiny.”
Pope Paul VI, On the Development of Peoples, 65

7. “The workers themselves should share in deciding conditions on which their future depends.”
Gaudium et Spes, 68

8. “The possession of rights involves their recognition
and respect by other people.”
Pope John XXIII, Peace on Earth, 44