Listen "Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII (Audiobook)"
Episode Synopsis
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became Pope in May 2025, he chose the name Leo XIV, echoing Pope Leo XIII, whose 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum laid the foundation of Catholic Social Teaching.First published during the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution, Rerum Novarum addressed the struggles of workers, the threats to family life, and the dangers of both unregulated capitalism and socialist ideologies. It champions the dignity of the human person, just wages, private property, and religious freedom.Reprinted and recorded as an audiobook in 2025 to mark the election of Pope Leo XIV, this landmark Church document speaks powerfully to today’s world of rapid economic and technological change.Listen now and rediscover the Church’s enduring vision for justice, work, and human dignity.📖 Get the print edition: https://bit.ly/4miparX🇻🇦 Shop posters and prayer cards for Pope Leo XIV: https://bit.ly/43zYHPg
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