The pope calls his three T’s—“Tierra, techo, trabajo”—sacred rights.
Poverty
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to populist leaders: Do not use the cross for political purposes
The pope’s message on the meaning of the cross resonated with the Greek Catholic community, whose members suffered harsh persecution and were prohibited to exist under Czechoslovakia’s Communist rule from 1948 to 1989.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis wants a better future for Slovakia’s Roma communities. Roma women are making it happen.
Women in Roma settlements across Slovakia are gaining agency and bringing about a better future for the next generation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Heat kills’: Catholic groups are working to help the homeless survive record summer temps
While Catholic organizations have stepped up their efforts to help those experiencing homelessness during this summer’s heat wave, they are also preparing for what might be an even greater crisis.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Moral Economy
Pope Francis is right: modern poverty in the United States is a scandal. But what are possible solutions?
In the United States, there is almost nowhere that is not simultaneously very rich and very poor.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Biden’s vow to ‘cut child poverty in half’ is ambitious. But is it ambitious enough?
While the overall child poverty rate may be historically low after a recovery from the pandemic, there are more specific measures of economic vulnerability for children that are still alarming.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Platitudes are not enough. We need to see criminal justice reform in action.
Reuben Jonathan Miller’s new book cuts through the noise about criminal justice reform to lay bare what life is really like on the other side of a prison sentence.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Prince Albert of Monaco: Together we can save our common home
The evidence of severe climate change is everywhere; but we still have the opportunity to reinvent ourselves, to stimulate the creation of new activities, thanks to innovative and sustainable solutions, both for nature and for humankind.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
How an 11-month school year and 10-hour days help prepare boys in Phoenix to be men for others
Loyola Academy at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix is a program for incoming sixth grade boys who demonstrate academic gifts and financial need.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Bishops in Texas: The electrical grid failure was preventable. Without accountability, it will happen again.
The recovery will be lengthy, and while we desperately need immediate relief, we must also seek long-term systemic change.