This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, the hosts look back at the response to St. John Paul II’s call for debt forgiveness in 2000.
Economics
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Easter message, Pope Francis proposes ‘universal basic wage’
Pope Francis said in an Easter Sunday message that the coronavirus epidemic could also be an opportunity for affluent societies to re-evaluate patterns of consumption and exploitation.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic Charities: Nonprofits need more government aid to respond to coronavirus economic fallout
Catholic Charities leaders say that while the government relief package signed into law on March 27 by President Trump will help meet some of the initial need, much more action is needed for charities to be able to meet the expected demand.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Pope Francis wants coronavirus to change the way we do economics
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts cover how Pope Francis and other Vatican leaders are making a concerted effort to draw people’s attention to the major ethical questions arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Archbishop Coakley, Catholic Relief Services welcome $2.2 trillion in federal coronavirus relief
In his statement, the archbishop said he expects the federal government to adopt another measure to respond to the worsening economic crisis as unemployment claims continue to increase.
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Pope Francis warns of ‘a viral genocide’ if governments put the economy before people amid coronavirus pandemic
“The governments that face the crisis in this way show the priority of their decisions: the people first…. It would be sad if they opted for the opposite, which would lead to the death of very many people.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We need more than tax cuts and zero interest rates to fight a coronavirus recession
The federal government has the tools to stabilize the economy in the wake of coronavirus, writes the economist Paul D. McNelis, S.J. We cannot settle for delayed and piecemeal responses.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
A Catholic case for open borders
As walls go up, so does the hoarding behind them
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
A beloved London neighborhood is the star of ‘The Street’
Filmed over four years, the film is about the change that has come to Hoxton, the city’s latest chic, hipsterish district.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Take me out to the (minor league) ballgame
Taking away access to minor-league baseball for many Americans is against our national interest and our longstanding culture.