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September 24, 2015
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.”
John Nichols
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September 24, 2015
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.
George Zornick
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September 24, 2015
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 children?”
Julianne Hing
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September 24, 2015
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.
Richard Kreitner
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September 23, 2015
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.
John Nichols
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September 22, 2015
From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis
A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.
Rosa Miriam Elizalde
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September 22, 2015
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.
George Zornick
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September 22, 2015
As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People
What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 21, 2015
In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era
Pope Francis and Fidel Castro share a long, intertwined political history—one that also points forward to a global ideological realignment.
Greg Grandin
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September 21, 2015
The False Compassion of Pope Francis
No, women who get abortions aren’t automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church. But you wouldn’t know that from the pope.
Frances Kissling