Encyclical on Capitalism and Inequality:On Care for Our Common Home

In his most radical encyclical to date, Pope Francis takes aim at the heart of the world’s problems: capitalism. Impassioned and wide-ranging, and citing the overwhelming evidence for the human suffering that it causes, the Pope makes a powerful case for urgent collective action. Capitalism is, in his own words, “one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”

This edition has been lightly edited for clarity by Sam Lavigne.