Economy 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

EU bishops call COVID recovery plan an act of solidarity

Apr 15, 2021

Europe’s bishops have weighed in on the EU coronavirus recovery plan, praising the package as a sign of solidarity and a collaborative initiative that pushes countries beyond their own interests in order to provide relief to all member-states.

By Elise Ann Allen

Eviction moratorium only delaying the inevitable, says Catholic Charities head

Dec 22, 2020

The president of Catholic Charities USA fears an extended eviction moratorium just delays the inevitable evictions millions of Americans will face amidst a global pandemic and diminished job market.

By John Lavenburg

Post-COVID ‘Economy of Francis’ could benefit employees

Dec 10, 2020

A post-COVID business world could transform human resources management, a move one Catholic academic said would “equip organizations to deal with future, unpredictable, economic and social crises.”

By Nirmala Carvalho

‘Economy of Francis’ event to showcase papal vision for global economic shakeup

Nov 19, 2020

The upcoming “Economy of Francis” event will showcase Pope Francis’s vision for a more just and equitable society, featuring not only the pontiff himself, but several experts who back the pope’s vision for a new global economic model prioritizing the poor and the planet.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s new encyclical offers ‘voter’s guide’ for post-pandemic world

Oct 4, 2020

Though Francis’s vision is clearly global, the pope’s words pack a clear punch for the United States, which next month will hold presidential elections at the end of a contentious and even hostile political campaign.

By Elise Ann Allen

Church’s social agenda can help forge more equitable society, nun says

Sep 14, 2020

Sister Helen Alford, the newest appointee to the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, has said she believes the Catholic Church has a key role to play in fostering a more equitable economy based more on cooperation than competition.

By Elise Ann Allen

Vatican COVID-19 commission seeks to ‘prepare the future’

Jul 1, 2020

Pope Francis believes that the human person is not immune to crises but always impacted by them. Being better or worse after each one, he’s often said, is “up to us.” With that in mind, the Vatican’s COVID-19 coronavirus crisis task force is identifying what needs to be changed.

By Inés San Martín