Mercy Home Provides Welcoming Environment for Discussion on the Future of Work   June 28, 2023 • By Mark Schmeltzer Mercy Home opened its doors to local and international leaders from the faith community, labor, the hospitality and tourism industry, community-based organizations, […]

Pope underscores “dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity” at ILO summit At the 2023 World of Work Summit hosted by the UN International Labour Organization, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, delivers the Pope’s message in which he encourages everyone to set […]

Shaping Work Culture By Étienne Perrot, SJ April 24, 2023   Modern society is based on the interaction of workers who want to rationally shape nature, including our social nature. In fact, work, which involves today, more than in the […]

ICMC supports migrant workers devastated by COVID-19 job losses in India January 30, 2023 │ By Nancy McNally   A three-month lockdown went into effect nearly overnight in March 2020, leaving people in the urban slums of Delhi stranded or […]

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.   GENEVA […]

Pope: In face of nuclear threat and risks to freedom, let us build peace together In his address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis calls for an “immediate end to this senseless conflict” in Ukraine […]

Declaration on the ILO Conference “Today, at a time when labour rights are being undermined around the world by multiple crises that include, wars, food price crises, environmental and climate crisis and more, we believe more than ever, that our […]

Pope to Economy of Francesco youth: ‘Like St. Francis, economy must embrace the poor’ Pope Francis calls on the young people of the Economy of Francesco to work for social, relational and spiritual sustainability, and to recognize the cry of […]

Pope at Audience: Discernment helps us recognize God in unexpected events Pope Francis sheds light on the theme of discernment during his catechesis at the weekly General Audience by recalling the example of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and highlights how […]

The sights, sounds and feelings when meeting with Ukrainian refugees and displaced people ICMC, representing the Catholic Response for Ukraine (CR4U) Working Group, visited Ukrainians in Poland and western Ukraine this week, in a show of solidarity with the people […]

Pope to Migration Commission: ‘Give a face to the Church’s charitable action’ Pope Francis upholds the pastoral activity of caring for migrants and refugees as a means of promoting respect for human rights and human dignity in line with the […]