The Catholic Church in a Globalized World: From Vatican II to Fratelli Tutti
Author: Peter Phan
December 24, 2025
The journey from a localized institution to a truly universal faith required the Catholic Church to continually adapt to geopolitical and economic shifts. In this chapter published in The Wiley Companion to Religion, Politics, and Nations (2025), Peter C. Phan examines Catholicism's evolution into a globalized religion from the Second Vatican Council through Pope Francis' 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti. Phan details the Church's complex response to global integration and outlines essential remaining steps for the institution to fully embrace its global identity.
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