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On October 27th and 28th, a symposium on the Catholic social teaching took place at the Newman Institute, the Jesuit University College, in Uppsala. Several speakers were invited to present different aspects of the social teaching, there among Cardinal Michael F. Czerny SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and Cardinal Anders Arborelius OCD, Bishop of Stockholm.

Cardinal Czerny spoke about sacred scripture and the Church’s mission in the world. He emphasized the need to read sacred scripture “from below” in order to deepen the social commitment of the Church and to enable the Church to be enriched by the development of human social life. Cardinal Czerny also pointed out that the social teaching of the Church always develops in the continually renewed encounter between the Gospel and human history.

Cardinal Arborelius treated perspectives of the common good, initially thanking the Newman Institute for organizing the symposium. He said that organizing such a symposium is a real act of mercy, which will help us to become more aware of the social doctrine of the Church. The social teaching, he mentioned, constitutes an important part of the Catholic faith, as its teaching has always had a social dimension given that God wants us to do good.

Several other speakers dealt with many of the historical, present, and future challenges that relate to society and Catholic social teaching, which broadened and complimented the perspectives brought forward by Cardinals Czerny and Arborelius. Hopefully reflections on the topics of this symposium will stimulate to further the encounter between the Gospel and human social life. To watch the whole event, see: https://www.youtube.com/@newmaninstitutet

 Dr. Andreas Mazetti Petersson, Communicator at the Newman Institute

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