The book-length interview is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer.

“Selling Sunset” paints an unapologetic portrait of our brutal capitalist culture.

Mass attendance and Catholic affiliation have been eroding steadily since the 1970s for all income brackets, but the sharpest decline has been among the two bottom economic quartiles.

Pope Francis, who enacted new transparency laws in June covering contracts for the purchase of goods, property and services for both the Roman Curia and Vatican City State offices, welcomed the experts and said their work “is particularly dear to my heart.”

As many people around the world face economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, a paradigm shift is needed, Pope Francis said.

The chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, has said that companies are using the excuse of the pandemic to take advantage of their workers.