Integral Human Development
Integral human development is about the formation of the human person, in all his/her dimensions—physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and social. As well, it is about the formation of communities, with their different groups and emphases, coming together to work towards the common good.
Integral Human Development underpins all we do in our mission. It places the human person, who is made to be loved and to love God and others, at the centre of the development of our communities.
Church Teaching tells us:
- The whole Church, in all her being and acting — when she proclaims, when she celebrates, when she performs works of charity — is engaged in promoting integral human development.
- Authentic human development concerns the whole of the person in every single dimension.
— Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate, 2009
