"Rerum Novarum" Roundtable Discussion

"Pope Leo XIII, in his historic encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.

“In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice, and labour.”
- Pope Leo XIV, in an address to the College of Cardinals, May 10, 2025.

Want to know more about this important encyclical, "Of New Things," the bedrock of Catholic Social Teaching, and why it influenced Pope Leo XIV's papal name?

Join us at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Worker for a community dinner and roundtable discussion on Pope Leo XIII's encyclical, Rerum Novarum, at 6:30 pm, following the 5pm bilingual Mass at St. Francis of Assisi (across the street at 1439 Market Street).

Please bring a dish to share! All are welcome!