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Christian leaders in Zimbabwe urge debt cancellation to alleviate economic burden

Sep 29, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Zimbabwe is struggling with an $8.3 billion debt (in U.S. dollars), which blocks access to affordable international financing and slows... Read more

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Vatican, Caritas: Global economic reforms needed to alleviate poor nations’ debt crisis

May 29, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Caritas Internationalis joined forces this week to address the impact of... Read more

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U.S. bishops and Jubilee USA urge Trump to pursue debt relief during 2025 Jubilee Year

Apr 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan and Eric LeCompte argued that “building on the successes” of relief initiatives introduced by Trump during... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to the crowd gathered on St. Peter’s Square, Jan. 1, 2025.

In New Year’s Angelus, pope ties debt forgiveness to peace

Jan 1, 2025

By AC Wimmer

In his first Angelus address of 2025, Pope Francis called for debt relief for the world’s poorest nations and renewed... Read more

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.

Jubilee USA partners with Caritas International in debt relief campaign for poor countries

Dec 26, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Representatives from Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network announced the five-year campaign, “Turn Debt into Hope,” on Dec. 23. Read more