Economic justice Archives

Markets need regulation; poor need protection from fallout, pope says

May 4, 2021

Financial speculation is unsustainable and dangerous, therefore, markets must be regulated and the poor protected, Pope Francis said.

By Carol Glatz

Panelists urge respect for human dignity as nation tackles poverty

Mar 2, 2021

Lorena Melgarejo remembers a time after her husband died that she couldn’t always be there for her three-year-old child because she couldn’t sacrifice her income.

By John Lavenburg

What’s good for workers is good for business, pope tells financial paper

Sep 8, 2018

The blind pursuit of profit cannot guarantee a company’s viability, which depends on the fair treatment of workers and a vast array of other ethical and social factors, Pope Francis told Italy’s top financial newspaper.

By Carol Glatz

Fifty years after MLK sent poor to Washington, Catholics join his fight

Jun 17, 2018

Catholics join the renewed movement called the Poor People’s Campaign which was started by Martin Luther King Jr.

By Rhina Guidos

Pope Francis: The Church cannot be silent about economic suffering

Apr 12, 2018

In the preface to a book on his economic thought, Pope Francis has written that the Gospel is not an unattainable ideal, but something that the whole Church should seek, especially where there is economic injustice.

By Hannah Brockhaus

In April, Pope Francis prays for people with economic responsibility

Apr 6, 2018

In his prayer video for the month of April, Pope Francis requested prayers for those who have a large responsibility when it comes to economic affairs, that they will always value what is good for the human person over profit.

By Hannah Brockhaus

Book proposes a Catholic politics of mercy as an alternative way of life

Nov 21, 2017

In his new book, titled Send Lazarus: Capitalism, Catholicism, and the Politics of Mercy, Peter Joseph Fritz reflects on Catholicism and neoliberal capitalism, providing a theological critique of our world’s dominant economic system. The book is currently under consideration for publication in 2019 by Fordham University Press.

By Charles C. Camosy

Between the markets and mercy: New book looks at the Church and neoliberalism

Nov 16, 2017

In his analysis of neoliberalism, Pope Francis diagnoses our cultural situation as one in which many people devote themselves to the idol of money, choosing mammon over God. He identifies how “the faceless economy” distorts our values, what we give time and energy to, and what we are able to see or not.

By Charles C. Camosy