Ensuring dignity of workers means guaranteeing their safety, pope says

ROME — Companies, especially those in the construction sector, must guarantee safety in the workplace to protect the rights and dignity of their workers, Pope Francis said. “Last year, there were many, too many, deaths in the workplace. They are not numbers, they are people,” the pope said Jan. 20 during a meeting with members […]

Lebanese archbishop: ‘We cannot ignore the hunger of the people’

TYRE, Lebanon — On the outskirts of Tyre, the ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon where Jesus preached, life now has become one of impoverishment, as it has for most of the population of Lebanon. “For two years, our country has been in a terrifying economic crisis. Our families are living in great distress,” Maronite […]