by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 31, 2019 | News
Pope Francis is urging Christians to engage in peacemaking by taking a journey of hope, listening, reconciliation and ecological conversion in his message for the World Day of Peace 2020 (Jan. 1). Calling peace “a great and precious value,” Pope Francis observed that...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 26, 2019 | News
Inequalities have triggered protests and unrest around the world, but the disparities driving such demonstrations are not wholly financial in nature, according to a report published on Dec. 9 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). While progress has been...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 20, 2019 | News
Fewer U.S. Protestant pastors affirm that the U.S. economy is having a positive impact on their congregations in 2019, according to a LifeWay Research report published Dec. 3. While more pastors feel the U.S. economy is having a positive impact on churches (30% said...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 19, 2019 | News
Economic security programs, also known as social safety nets, have been vital in efforts to reduce poverty over the past 50 years, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report published in late November. CBPP’s report uses the supplemental...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 18, 2019 | News
Laura Landgraf is a social activist, retreat leader, motivational speaker and the author of “The Fifth Sister.” Where did you grow up? My longest incumbency was Ethiopia. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why? 1 Corinthians 13. In trying...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 18, 2019 | News
The rate of employment is lower and the poverty rate is higher in non-metro, or rural, portions of the United States compared to metro areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report published in November. Analyzing data from 2010 to 2018, the...
