The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has renewed attention as to how environmental disasters affect ecological and economic life.
Economics
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What Catholic social teaching says about property rights
A response to Mike Pompeo’s human rights commission
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis appoints 6 women (and a U.S. cardinal) to Vatican economic council
These appointments are a further indication of the pope’s determination to give more responsibility to women in the Vatican in positions that do not require ordination.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘We’re on the verge of putting children on the streets.’ Covid-19 devastates the hospitality industry
For many in the hospitality industry, writes J.D. Long-García, the lingering pandemic means no job, unpaid bills and even imminent homelessness.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Child prostitution in Zimbabwe spikes amid two other crises: Covid-19 and hunger
There are more young girls selling their bodies as Zimbabwe’s economic difficulties continue, in a broad collapse now exacerbated by the pandemic. The city is experiencing a spike in social vices like child prostitution and domestic violence.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Signs emerging that some dioceses’ financial picture is better
The economic strains of the pandemic have affected every entity, and despite some disruptions and upheavals, the American church is coping with new realities.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’
Bishops from around the world are demanding that governments pay attention to the plight of workers in the international supply chain, stating that “acts of violence and suffering” are the result of behaviors of irresponsible companies.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
Faith-based organizations are pleading with Congress to fund world-wide pandemic relief efforts.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A world united by economic devastation: The view from 1931
In this article from the Dec. 5, 1931, issue of America, J. Desmond Gleeson laments the economic devastation of the Great Depression, noting that it came about without warning.
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Scholars: Health, wealth both integral to society’s managing of pandemic
A “thicker conception” of the common good is needed and is precisely what Catholic social teaching can contribute to the public conversation.