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No place embodies the contrasts and contradictions of Naples like its Rione Sanità neighborhood. This is where a cooperative – “La Paranza” - supported by the Archdiocese and ...
The project that stems from “The Economy of Francesco” is the brainchild of a group of young economists with experience in the economy of communion. Its goal is to spread ...
Pope Francis sends a letter to Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino confirming the Bishop of Assisi’s role in leading the Economy of Francesco, urging the movement to help interpret the ...
Around 300 people live in the Kenyan village of Amboseli and are facing great hardship due to problems caused by climate change. A team of young economists, nutritionists, doctors ...
Pope Francis sends a message to young economists taking part in the annual “Economy of Francesco” meeting, held online this year, and encourages their efforts to transform society ...
In a message addressed to France's business leaders, Pope Francis urges entrepreneurs to act on behalf of the common good and praises the value of work as an important element of ...
The Economy of Francesco, the worldwide movement of economists and young people initiated by Pope Francis to promote a fairer and more inclusive economy e, organizes a second ...
Young people from around the world join Iranian youth in mobilising to protest for rights, especially those of women, in Iran, where demonstrations have filled the streets after ...
As food and energy prices continue to soar in Britain and elsewhere, the Bishops of Northern Ireland call for an urgent combined effort from all those in politics, Church, and ...
Summing up the three-day Economy of Francesco event in Assisi, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development says the meeting has given momentum to a new ...
Our correspondent in Assisi, Francesca Merlo, offers a concluding look at the three-day Economy of Francesco meeting, which saw over a thousand young economists and entrepreneurs ...
Our Editorial Director emphasizes the urgency of Pope Francis’ message to the young economists and entrepreneurs who took part in the Economy of Francesco event in the Italian city ...
Pope Francis calls on the young people of the Economy of Francesco to work for social, relational and spiritual sustainability, and to recognize the cry of the poor and the cry of ...
Young economists and Pope Francis endorse a Covenant to improve the global economic system to better the lives of all people, as the result of the 3-day Economy of Francesco event ...
Pope Francis hears the testimonies of several young economists and entrepreneurs attending the Economy of Francesco in Assisi, on the third and final day of the event.
The papal helicopter has taken Pope Francis to Assisi where he is participating in the the final portion of the 3-day Economy of Francesco event, which has seen brilliant young ...
At the end of Day Two of the Economy of Francesco event, our correspondent in Assisi, Francesca Merlo, looks back over the work done so far in the "villages" and catches the pulse ...
Samuel Lekato, a young Maasai man from Kenya, speaks about the motivation he has found at the Economy of Francesco to be empowered as a leader for his Maasai community back home.
Olena Komisarenko, a young Ukrainian woman, shares her thoughts on what it means to take part in the Economy of Francesco event in Assisi on 22-24 September as war continues to ...
Amongst the young people in Assisi for the Economy of Francesco is Sohan Patrick from Sri Lanka, who expresses his interest and excitement at working on and implementing a new form ...
As participants in the Economy of Francesco share their views in a spirit of openness, Adrian Pust, a young Evangelical Church representative from Switzerland, describes the ...
Jean Fabre, a former deputy director of the UN Development Programme, shares his thoughts on the importance of the Economy of Francesco event, taking place in Assisi on 22-24 ...
A young Kenyan conservationist shares her work with bamboo restoration at the Economy of Francis, where she hopes to find ways to collaborate and create sustainable housing around ...
As the first day of the Economy of Francesco comes to an end, our correspondent in Assisi looks at what the day held and offers a glimpse of what awaits on Friday.
The Economy of Francesco has officially begun. A welcome ceremony took place this morning, kicking off the three-day event with young people gathered from around the world. Vatican ...
Si Chun Lam, a young economist based in Britain, shares his thoughts on how the Economy of Francesco, held in Assisi on 22-24 September 2022, can help disseminate economic policies ...
Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi shares his hopes for the Economy of Francesco event taking place on 22-24 September in his central Italian city, and says Pope Francis will ...
A young researcher from the United States describes how he hopes to learn about the realities surrounding inequalities during the Economy of Francesco event in Assisi, as he and ...
As hundreds of people fill the streets of Assisi in preparation for the opening of the Economy of Francesco, we hear of their hopes and expectations as they bring their different ...
A young economic analyst from New Zealand looks ahead to the upcoming Economy of Francesco event in Assisi, expressing his hope for unity across borders and global innovation in ...
The Vatican holds a press conference to highlight "The Economy of Francesco" event taking place in Assisi on 22-24 September, which Pope Francis will attend in the hometown of his ...
Pope Francis will visit the Italian town of Assisi for an Economy of Francesco event, and city of Matera for the conclusion of the 27th National Eucharistic Congress, in late ...
Young African professionals engage in dialogue and reflection on being agents of change inspired by Pope Francis’ call for economic justice and an economy that leaves no one ...
Chairman of the US Bishops’ Domestic Justice and Human Development Committee, Archbishop Paul Coakley, urges common efforts in order to re-emerge from the Covid-19 crisis “with an ...
The Economy of Francesco launches a global march for Afghan women to be held on 28 August, to shine the spotlight on their plight amid the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
In an interview organised by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, economist Kate Raworth, an advisor to the Pope’s Covid-19 commission, discusses the importance ...
“The Economy of Francesco” online event continued into its second day on Friday, with participants focusing on how questions of finance, economics, sociology, and ecology are all ...
In an interview with L'Osservatore Romano, environmental activist Vandana Shiva, one of the key speakers at the “Economy of Francesco” event, speaks about how her Indian culture ...
The three-day “The Economy of Francesco” event kicked off on Thursday 19 November with the welcome of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and of civil and ...
Inspired by Pope Francis, young people from around the world are meeting online over the course of three days to contemplate ideas and offer practical proposals for a new global ...
Valentina Rotondi, a social scientist with training in applied economics and econometrics, is a part of the Central Organizing Committee of "The Economy of Francesco". She talks ...
Si Chun Lam, a young data scientist and creative professional based in Coventry, UK, speaks of the work of the young economists, entrepreneurs and change makers in the weeks and ...
As young economists and entrepreneurs gear up for “The Economy of Francesco” later this week, Anna Maria Geogy, a teacher in India, says the event hopes to give a soul to the ...
The “Economy of Francesco” event, that had been due to launch the movement in Assisi in March and that was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, is presented in the Vatican in ...