This Gospel value is about putting the well-being of others before oneself. It is about doing somebody a favor even when it hurts you.

What is the name of the saint who was quoted by the encyclical "Populorum Progressio" when he said: "You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving back what is his..."

Solidarity can help raise the quality of human living because it allows us to feel united to others' sufferings and experience of need.

From which social encyclical was this quoted: "The Gospel instructs us in the preferential respect due to the poor and the special situation they have in society; the more fortunate should renounce some of their rights so as to place their goods more generously at the service of others."

It is the ability to look at a concrete situation and to make right judgments. This Gospel value gives us the knowledge of what must be done, when it must be done, and how it must be done.

This Gospel value means that we believe all human persons belong to one family with God as the Father, and that each of us is our brother's and sister's keeper always and everywhere.

Solidarity creates a "civilization of love" and it is realized through deliberate, practical support for the well-being of all people.

Care for God's creation calls for a spiritual response that is inspired by the belief that creation is a gift that God has placed into our hands.

From which social encyclical was this quoted: "Solidarity helps us to see the 'other' - whether a person, people, or nation - not just as some kind of instrument... but as a neighbor, a helper, to be a sharer... in the banquet of life to which all are equally invited by God."