Pope Francis

On Climate Change, Listen to Pope Francis, Not Jeb Bush

On Climate Change, Listen to Pope Francis, Not Jeb Bush On Climate Change, Listen to Pope Francis, Not Jeb Bush

The politician says we should disregard the pope because “he’s not a scientist.” But the pope’s background is in chemistry and his counselors are top scientists.

Sep 27, 2015 / John Nichols

What the Pope’s Fight Against Poverty Looks Like in Philadelphia

What the Pope’s Fight Against Poverty Looks Like in Philadelphia What the Pope’s Fight Against Poverty Looks Like in Philadelphia

Meet Tianna Gaines-Turner, a leader in the antipoverty movement.

Sep 25, 2015 / Andrew Satter, Michael C. Richardson, and Greg Kaufmann

How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement

How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement

By framing immigration as a moral challenge, rather than a criminal one, activists say the pope reinforced much of the work they are doing to challenge dehumanizing rhetoric.

Sep 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Dorothy Day

Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice

The pope reminds Congress of an American moral tradition that believes “in an economy based on human needs rather than on the profit motive.”

Sep 24, 2015 / John Nichols

The Pope’s Powerful Message to Congress: Don’t Discard America’s Immigrants

The Pope’s Powerful Message to Congress: Don’t Discard America’s Immigrants The Pope’s Powerful Message to Congress: Don’t Discard America’s Immigrants

How geopolitics often hurts the world’s poor and vulnerable was a central theme of the pope’s speech.

Sep 24, 2015 / George Zornick

Pope Francis addresses Congress

Pope Francis Delivers Sophie Cruz’s Message to Congress Pope Francis Delivers Sophie Cruz’s Message to Congress

Francis to Congress: “Thousands of persons are led to travel north in search of a better life for themselves and for their loved ones.… Is this not what we want for our own childre...

Sep 24, 2015 / Julianne Hing

Thomas Merton.

No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’ No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’

But there’s more: Merton wrote for The Nation before he even became Catholic.

Sep 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Pope Francis Environment

Can the Pope Get the US to Take Climate Change Seriously? Can the Pope Get the US to Take Climate Change Seriously?

Pope Francis says the “time is now” for major action on economic, social, and climate justice.

Sep 23, 2015 / John Nichols

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.

Sep 22, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis

Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis

The people staffing the building where the pope will speak want him to speak up for higher wages.

Sep 22, 2015 / George Zornick

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