On May 5, 2021, Franciscan Action Network hosted the first in a series of four discussions on Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis’ latest encyclical. The panelists, Kim Daniels ( co-director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life) and Heidi Schlumpf (executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter) dove deeply into the message… Read More Fratelli Tutti on Culture and Society
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Should a Child Benefit Be Based on Marital and Employment Status? by Amber Lapp: “The relationship between a cash benefit and marriage and employment rates is worth examining very thoroughly. It would be tragic if, in trying to encourage self-sufficiency and stability, we withheld support that… Read More Around the Web
via Medium: Remarks as prepared for address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences event, Dreaming of a Better Restart, in a session entitled Financial and Tax Solidarity. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on human life and our economies. It has also exacerbated global inequality, potentially… Read More Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Talks Climate, Inequality, Taxation, and Solidarity at Vatican Summit
Pope Francis: “We need a journalism that is free, at the service of truth, goodness, and justice; a journalism that helps build a culture of encounter.”
Channing Rothwell (Village Church), Cessilye Smith (Abide Women’s Health Services) Jesse Casler (HOPE International), and Kathryn Freeman discuss creating pro-family policies and workplaces in this Families Valued event, co-sponsored by Millennial.
via the Vatican: The coronavirus has caused death and suffering, affecting the lives of all, especially the most vulnerable. Please do not forget the most vulnerable. Do not forget those at the limit. Moreover, the pandemic has contributed to worsening existing social and environmental crises, as you, young people, are always reminding us. And you… Read More Pope Francis on the Pandemic and the ‘Virus of Individualism’
Pope Francis: “The Church needs faithful people who proclaim the Gospel with enthusiasm and wisdom, instilling hope and faith.”
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