Experts say pope's metaphor of a 'field hospital' has special punch for Africa
- Dec 8, 2019
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Century-old ‘Bishops’ Program’ highlights Labor Day statement
- Sep 1, 2019
The 1919 “Bishops’ Program for Social Reconstruction” was showcased in this year’s Labor Day statement to demonstrate how so many of the issues the bishops touched upon a century ago in the wake of World War I’s end still resonate in improving the conditions of workers today.
New policies needed to protect workers, says EU bishops’ commission
- Nov 8, 2018
Politicians must act to assist workers as technology continues to transform jobs across Europe, said a committee of the European Union bishops’ commission.
Most fundamental human right is hope, pope says
- Jun 15, 2018
The theory that well-being will automatically flow down to everyone from the riches of the few is “a lie,” Pope Francis said.
If ruthlessness is price of reform, it’s likely not in the cards
- Jan 7, 2018
One important factor insulating the Vatican from attempted reforms is the near-impossibility of firing people, but changing that might require a degree of ruthlessness alien to the system.
Pope to workers: No under-the-table, exploitative jobs in the Vatican
- Dec 21, 2017
In his annual Christmas greetings on Thursday, Pope Francis vowed to his work force that he wants to eliminate any under-the-table, at-risk jobs in the Vatican, saying it’s a “question of conscience.”
Pope Francis says work’s not just an occupation, but a mission
- Nov 25, 2017
In a letter for the conclusion of a conference on labor on Friday, Pope Francis said work is about more than just doing something for money, but about cooperating with Christ’s work of redemption in how we care for others and the earth.
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