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The Pope’s Limited Influence on Foreign Affairs
Pope Francis has made support for migrants and refugees a priority of his pontificate, and has encouraged nations to adopt an open-door immigration policy. But few countries, especially in Europe,...
View ArticlePope Francis’s attack on ‘libertarian individualism’ not about libertarians
The following essay appeared Friday, May 5, 2017, at Crux. In a recent message by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Social Science he outlines some moral concerns about a phenomenon he sees as...
View ArticleA polite rebuke of Pope Francis’ economic confusion
Review of Pope Francis and the Caring Society, edited by Robert M. Whaples; The Independent Institute, Oakland, CA; 2017, 234 pp. Having toiled in the free-market research universe for nearly two...
View ArticleAnother take on ‘Pope Francis and the Caring Society’
ICYMI: Over at The Federalist this past Friday, Ethics and Public Policy Center Fellow Luma Simms reviews Pope Francis and the Caring Society. As noted in my April 18 review, the collection of essays...
View Article‘Inclusive capitalism’? Why not simply ‘capitalism’
I like the word inclusive. Who doesn’t? My colleague certainly likes the word inclusive, especially when I include more money in her paycheck. My wife likes the word inclusive, when I include her...
View ArticleAudio: Samuel Gregg on Pope Francis, Faithful Catholics, and the Religious...
Acton Institute Director of Research Samuel Gregg joined Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio’s Kresta in the Afternoon on Tuesday to discuss the interesting public relations dilemma of Pope Francis: on the...
View ArticleRadio Free Acton: George Weigel on Pope Francis
On this edition of Radio Free Acton, we’re joined in studio by eminent Catholic scholar George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center to discuss the pontificate of Pope Francis, his coverage by...
View ArticleVideo: Ten Things To Know About Pope Francis with George Weigel
We’ve had an amazing collection of speakers participating in the 2015 Acton Lecture Series, and today we’re pleased to be able to share the video of one of the highlights of the series: George Weigel’s...
View ArticlePope Francis Encyclical Leak Fuels Speculations
A draft of Laudato Sii is circulating and causing an uproar. This document seems to align with climate scientists, arguing that “the bulk of global warming is caused by human activity.” Continue...
View ArticlePope Economically Confused in Bolivia
Today at the Library of Law & Liberty, I examine Pope Francis’s recent speech in Bolivia, in which he calls for “an economy where human beings, in harmony with nature, structure the entire system...
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