Santacana, Ramon2019-09-252019-09-252010-03-09http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/174049The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Present World also called Gaudium et Spes, is the document of the Second Vatican Council that focuses on economic, social and political maters. It is considered the greatest expressions of Catholic social teaching in Church history. As we prepare to celebrate the 40 anniversary the document was officially promulgated, a new reading of the document under the present circumstances may be very insightful. This paper reviews Gaudium et Spes in the perspective of the current Economic Globalization. The paper underlines those views that can be related to the current process of globalization and underscores those principles that may have an important impact on present globalization. We discover that the teachings expressed in Gaudium et Spes have a great relevance in the present world. They are expressed in a language and with a perspective that in many cases seems to be tailor-made for the present circumstances.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderreligionglobalizationCatholic ethicsEconomic ethicsMethods of ethicsEthics of economic systemsTheological ethicsPreprint