CAPP USA

06/17/2026

Why did Pope Leo XIV apologize for slavery?

Magnifica Humanitas is about AI right?

Actually, what it's really about is human dignity. The human person.

Through this lens, the answer to the question of why address slavery in an encyclical about AI.

He is using one of the Church’s gravest historical failures on human dignity to sharpen moral discernment in the digital age.

There is a lot of misinformation out there about the Church and slavery through the centuries.

It is not accurate to say, “The Church always clearly condemned slavery.” Nor is it accurate to say, “The Church endorsed slavery.”

CAPP has the analysis on Substack: https://cappusa.substack.com/p/a-slavery-apology-hidden-in-a-document

06/16/2026

“Ethical porn” sounds like a solution.

But can something built on objectification ever truly respect human dignity?

Catholic teaching says no.

Even when po*******hy is marketed as consensual, transparent, or “ethical,” it still reduces the human person to an object of consumption. It distorts sexuality, harms relationships, fuels isolation, and damages the common good.

The Church’s answer is not shame. It is truth: every person is made for love, dignity, purity, and communion — not use.

Learn more:
https://capp-usa.org/2024/09/what-is-ethical-porn/

06/12/2026

The earth is not disposable.

But neither is the human person.

Catholic social teaching rejects two extremes: treating creation as something to exploit, and treating nature as more important than human dignity.

The Church calls us to an “integral ecology” — one that protects our common home, defends the poor, respects life, strengthens the family, and recognizes creation as a gift from God.

Environmental degradation is not only a technical problem. It is a moral and spiritual crisis.

And the answer begins with gratitude, responsibility, solidarity, and conversion.

Learn more:
https://capp-usa.org/environmental-degradation/

06/11/2026

Radical secularism does not simply say, “Keep religion private.”

It says truth itself is private.

When society loses confidence in objective truth, politics becomes less about the human person and more about power. Rights become negotiable. Freedom becomes fragile. Faith is treated as something that belongs behind closed doors.

Catholic social teaching warns that this is not neutrality. It is a path toward relativism, isolation, and ultimately domination by whoever has the most power.

But the Church offers another way: bring faith, reason, truth, and human dignity back into public life.

Learn more:
https://capp-usa.org/2021/06/what-is-secularism-article/

06/10/2026

Few institutions generate more debate in modern economic life than labor unions.

What does human dignity require in the workplace?

Workers possess a natural right to associate with one another in pursuit of justice and the common good.

But that endorsement is not a blank check.

https://cappusa.substack.com/p/the-church-just-updated-its-teaching

06/05/2026

What is universal healthcare?

Is it good or bad? What are the pros and cons?

Does the Church have any guidance?

Health is a human right, sprouting from human dignity.

Healthcare must also respect the principle of subsidiarity. It must be sustainable and never mandate objectionable practices.

Here's how to walk that line: https://capp-usa.org/2024/01/universal-healthcare-pros-and-cons/

Health, is “a universal right which means that access to healthcare services cannot be a privilege.” - Pope Francis

06/04/2026

The rights of workers, women, and children. The just wage. The right to unionize. The right to private property. The rejection of socialism. The dignity of work.

If you believe in these rights and are grateful for them, do you know who and what brought these Gospel truths into the modern age?

Have you familiarized yourself with Rerum Novarum and its prophetic author, Pope Leo XIII?

It's a landmark encyclical from 1891 that is as relevant as ever.

We have a summary for you here: https://capp-usa.org/2025/03/rerum-novarum-summary/

06/03/2026

What does the rapid rise of artificial intelligence mean for human dignity, work, solidarity, and the future of society?

Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, begins with three questions:

“Where are we going?”

“Toward what goal do we wish to orient ourselves?”

“What direction should we choose as a people and as a human community?”

These questions were so important as an organizing theme in the encyclical that he reiterated them in his address to CAPP during a private audience only 5 days after the encyclical’s release.

Click to see the answers: https://cappusa.substack.com/publish/post/200171781

06/02/2026

Loneliness is everywhere.
But the deeper crisis is alienation.

Not just being alone — but feeling disconnected from meaning, community, and purpose.

A 2023 Meta–Gallup survey across 142 countries found that 1 in 4 people worldwide experience significant loneliness. Among Gen Z, nearly 3 in 4 say they feel alone at least sometimes.

Catholic social teaching names the problem clearly: when people are cut off from family, faith, work, and community, society begins to fracture.

But it also offers a cure: solidarity, human dignity, and authentic belonging.

We were not made to live isolated lives.

Follow for more videos exploring Catholic social teaching and read more here: https://capp-usa.org/alienation/

05/28/2026

There are 4 "pathologies" eating away at our society.

The consequences can easily be felt in our culture, politics, and economics.

What are they, and how do we reverse the disease?

More videos exploring the pathologies to come.

Learn about the pathologies and how to cure them: https://capp-usa.org/pathologies-overview/