economy
Fighting inflation with one hand tied behind your back
By Thomas Reese — May 9, 2023
(RNS) — Congress must act decisively to rationalize the budgetary process.
Pope Francis launches his post-COVID agenda with announcement of new encyclical
By Claire Giangravé — September 8, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While some people spent the monthslong lockdowns making bread, knitting or watching Netflix, Francis seems to have pondered a plan for a new economic model.
COVID-19 is more than a public health challenge: it’s a moral test
By Thomas Reese — July 10, 2020
(RNS) — Any crisis tests our character as individuals and as a nation. So far we are failing in this one. We can and must do better.
The economic (and Christian) case for hiring refugees
By Chris Chancey — October 8, 2019
(RNS) — As a white evangelical Christian from a rural town in Georgia, I grew up around people who looked and thought like me. But refugees have taught me profound lessons about friendship, hospitality and God’s vision for our world.
Why churches should not measure their growth against the economic boom
By Arthur E. Farnsley II — February 28, 2019
(RNS) — At a time when the Facebooks and Googles of the world are a model for how to grow an organization, it's tempting to tell our churches and other faith groups that they need to 'scale.'
What’s US religion worth? $1.2 trillion, says one demographer
By Lauren Markoe — September 14, 2016
(RNS) It might seem folly to try to put a number on religion's value to American society. But Brian Grim gave it a try.
Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis chatted on moral economics
By RNS staff — April 17, 2016
"If anyone thinks that greeting someone is getting involved in politics, I recommend that he look for a psychiatrist," Francis laughingly told reporters.
The tragedy and futility of Trumped-up solutions (COMMENTARY)
By Marcia Pally — December 9, 2015
(RNS) Americans are daunted by the changing economy and the wars we don’t seem to know how to win. And people don’t like to feel daunted; they want to feel effective. That’s why enough are open to extreme solutions so as to keep Trump as the top GOP candidate.
Pope Francis eyes a bargain, buys new glasses in Roman outing
By David Gibson — September 3, 2015
"I don't want a whole new set of frames, just new lenses," the pontiff told Alessandro Spiezia, proprietor of the eyewear shop in Via del Babuino in the heart of the pricey Spanish Steps section of the Eternal City.
Pope Francis calls on Catholics and the church to ‘kneel before these poor families’
By Rosie Scammell — June 3, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Addressing crowds of followers undeterred by the hot summer weather, the pope urged them to “kneel before these poor families: They are a real school of humanity and they save society from barbarity,” he said.
Black atheists say their concerns have been overlooked for too long
By Kimberly Winston — October 9, 2014
(RNS) “There are people in our community that ... are only going to sit down and listen to you talk about separation of church and state for so long,” said Kimberly Veal, a Chicago-based black atheist.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Does the American dream still exist?
By Sally Morrow — November 13, 2013
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly asks, "Has income inequality killed the American dream?"
New pope means new business for recession-weary Rome
By Alessandro Speciale — March 18, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Just minutes after Pope Francis finished introducing himself to the crowd in St. Peter's Square on March 13, a woman perusing the shelves of a tourist shop just outside the squared asked the storekeeper, ``When will you have souvenirs of the new pope?''
Report: Megachurches thriving in tough economic times
By Adelle M. Banks — February 19, 2013
(RNS) Despite the tough economy, many of the nation’s largest churches are thriving, with increased offerings and plans to hire more staff, a new survey shows.
St. Dorothy Day? Controversial, yes, but bishops push for canonization
By David Gibson — November 14, 2012
BALTIMORE (RNS) The Catholic bishops gathered at their annual meeting couldn’t agree on a statement on the economy, but with a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday they easily backed a measure to push sainthood for Dorothy Day, whose life and work were dedicated to championing the poor. By David Gibson
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