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Young Catholics, Work, and Labor in the New Economy

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A Dialogue with Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., on the Tenth Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis

The Francis Factor at Ten Years

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The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life is a unique effort to promote dialogue on Catholic social thought and national and global issues, build bridges across political, religious, and ideological lines, and encourage a new generation of Catholic lay leaders to see their faith as an asset in pursuing the common good.

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2023

Young Catholics, Work, and Labor in the New Economy Event

Young workers in the United States are wrestling with how their jobs affect their finances, relationships, and personal beliefs and values. What does work mean for young people in an economy that is dramatically changing how we work, where we work, the kind of work we do, how workers are paid, and…

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13

2023

A Dialogue with Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., on the Tenth Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis Event

Feb
28

2023

The Francis Factor at Ten Years Event

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16

2023

U.S. Catholics and Challenges to Democracy Event

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2023

The Consistent Ethic of Life in 2023 Event

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Twelve Themes from Fratelli Tutti by John Carr

John Carr offers 12 themes from Pope Francis' new encyclical: "Fratelli Tutti is a powerful expression of faith in a time of doubt, a call to hope in a time of fear, and a challenge to love in at a time of anger and division."

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I helped write the bishops’ first document on Catholics and voting. Here’s why I’m voting Biden, not Trump.

Initiative director John Carr wrote an article for America on the U.S. Catholic Bishops' document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" and political homelessness in the 2020 presidential election. On why he's voting for Joe Biden, Carr says, “Character, competence, honesty, and integrity are crucial."

Pope Francis and the Reform of the Church

On August 31 Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica, a prominent Jesuit journal in Rome, hosted a webinar to discuss the challenges facing Pope Francis in his efforts to reform the Church and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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