ABSTRACT
There are strong indications that the Catholic Church can significantly contribute to the building of the partnership for the implementation of SDGs. This chapter explores the Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG17), calling for the partnership which needs to be rebuilt, strengthened and implemented at the economic, technological and system-based level for the implementation of all and each of SDGs. The Catholic discussion on dialogue is continued by successive popes. In his programmatic encyclical Redemptor Hominis, John Paul II defines the Church’s efforts for dialogue and partnership as a “new stage in the Church’s life”. The building of international partnerships is also governed by special agreements of the Holy See with some countries referred to as the Concordat. The agreements are applied to countries with a large percentage of Catholic citizens.
