Labor/Economic Justice

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” will be published May 25, the Vatican announced.

Pope Leo XIV approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence in a rescript released May 16.

“We show that heightened ICE activity is harming the labor market overall, and we find no evidence that it is benefiting U.S.-born workers.”

In essence, “Rerum Novarum” calls everyone to honor the God-given dignity of each human person, rich and poor alike.

Pope Leo has returned to the subject of AI again and again in speeches, messages and interviews since his election in May 2025.

If you think of the most secularized regions in Europe — like the Czech Republic — even there, Christians are many times more numerous than here.”

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy, finding it exceeded his authority, but leaves the matter of refunds unclear.

“Human flourishing requires meeting basic needs such as food, water, shelter, together with quality healthcare and education and also freedom.”

At a Jesuit-run university in Los Angeles, a group of non-tenure track professors currently accuse its administration of union busting, while the administration charges it has the right to invoke …

“Many fishermen face storms far beyond the seas: low income, job insecurity, poor working conditions, being far from their families.”