What counts for us is man—each individual man, each human group, and humanity as a whole. (Populorum progression, 14)

“The development we speak of here cannot be restricted to economic growth alone” (Populorum progression, 14); true development should take “due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being” (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 9)

We do not look at the world from without but from within, conscious of the bonds with which the Father has linked us to all beings. By developing our individual, God-given capacities, an ecological conversion can inspire us to greater creativity and enthusiasm in resolving the world’s problems. (Laudato Si’, 220)

In all her being and actions, the Church is called to promote the integral development of the human person in the light of the Gospel. This development occurs by attending to the inestimable goods of justice, peace, and the care of creation. (Humanam Progressionem)