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March 18, 2014

Catholics and Anglicans Join Forces Against Slavery

There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In fact, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history, with an estimated 21 million in bondage across the globe. Continue Reading...

March 04, 2014

Video: Kishore Jayabalan on the Changing Face of the Roman Catholic Church

Pope Francis recently installed 19 new cardinals in a ceremony at the Vatican, the first that he has chosen in his pontificate. Most of the new Cardinals hail from outside Europe and North America, and the group includes the first Cardinal from the long-impoverished nation of Haiti. Continue Reading...

January 13, 2014

Audio: Rev. Robert A. Sirico Discusses Pope Francis on WJR Detroit

We’re approaching the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico joined host Warren Pierce on The Warren Pierce Show on WJR Radio in Detroit Sunday Morning to discuss the style, substance, and impact of Pope Francis on the Vatican as he continues to lead the church. Continue Reading...

January 03, 2014

How Much is Too Much for the Bishop of Camden?

Back in October, I was a guest on the radio show World Have Your Say on BBC World Service. The occasion was the suspension by the Vatican of the Bishop of Limburg, Germany, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van-Elst, known as the “bishop of bling.” Continue Reading...

December 18, 2013

Rev. Sirico on Pope Francis and the Morality of Money

Earlier this week, Rev. Robert Sirico appeared on Fox Business’ Varney & Co with Stuart Varney and Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss Pope Francis’ comments on economics. Watch the video clip below: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Continue Reading...

December 12, 2013

Video: Sirico on Pope Francis and Income Inequality

Acton Institute President Rev. Robert A. Sirico stopped by the studios of TheStreet.com today and spoke with host Joe Deaux about how Pope Francis differs from his predecessors in his approach to economic issues. Continue Reading...

December 09, 2013

Audio: Sirico Responds to Rush Limbaugh on Pope Francis, ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

Rush Limbaugh kicked up some controversy over the past week with his analysis of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium: …the pope here has now gone beyond Catholicism here, and this is pure political. Continue Reading...

December 05, 2013

Audio: Samuel Gregg Discusses ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ on Kresta in the Afternoon

Continuing our roundup of Acton comment on Evangelii Gaudium, here’s Acton’s Director of Research and Author of Tea Party Catholic Samuel Gregg joining host Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio’s Kresta in the Afternoon to discuss Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, with particular emphasis on its economic elements. Continue Reading...

December 03, 2013

Video: Michael Matheson Miller Discusses ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report

Last night on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report, PovertyCure director and Acton Research Fellow Michael Matheson Miller joined host Lawrence Kudlow and Rusty Reno, Editor of First Things magazine, to discuss the position of the Roman Catholic Church on global capitalism in light of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Evangelii Gaudium.’ Continue Reading...

December 03, 2013

Video: Samuel Gregg Comments on ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

Acton Institute Director of Research Samuel Gregg has been busy on the interview circuit over the past few days as news organizations look for intelligent analysis of Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation that that was released last week. Continue Reading...

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