Christian Fashion in the Teaching of the Church

Catholic journalism and even the Magisterium of the Church of the last fifty years have ignored the topic of Christian fashion, which has important consequences on individual and social life. This book offers a selection of documents, in which the popes of the last century have addressed this topic, especially the Venerable Pius XII (1939–1958). The instructions of the pontiffs are preceded by a comprehensive introduction to the historical and doctrinal nature of the question, inviting women to a deeper awareness of the mission they have in society today. “In fact, through our clothing we express a vision of the world and, if it is true that examples count as much as ideas, then the way we dress can also express our ‘lived Christianity’.”