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Beatitudes, “Shabbat of the Gospel” that opens a new time here and now
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Beatitudes, “Shabbat of the Gospel” that opens a new time here and now

Economy of joy 6/ With the Holy Year, we rediscover the law impressed by God in the rest from our servitude, which dominates the flow of life by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on May 20, 2025 «If God exists, today he needs someone who, if he cannot say who he is, at least says who he is not.... 
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Returning to the questions raised by Rerum Novarum, challenging the “religion” of the new capitalism
Civil Economy

Returning to the questions raised by Rerum Novarum, challenging the “religion” of the new capitalism

The relationship between private good and common good, the nature of business and capitalism: in choosing the name Leo, the Church recognizes the need to engage with major economic issues by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 11/05/2025 Pope Francis' first programmatic document was the choice... 
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True freedom is always a gift. The Jubilee helps us understand this
EN - Economy of joy

True freedom is always a gift. The Jubilee helps us understand this

Economy of Joy 5/ - The Holy Year as a favorable time to remember our own liberation and become liberators for others by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 06/05/2025 Freedom is a special good. We love many things, but what we love is beautiful and good if and because we are free. And if we a... 
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Religion... in economic terms
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Religion... in economic terms

Every religious experience has a consumer dimension. People do not go to church, and did not go in past centuries, solely to fulfill a moral obligation, out of fear of hell, or to avoid discrimination by their fellow citizens. by Luigino Bruni   published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 02/05/20... 
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Economy of Francesco will not stop: the pact with young people is now a testament
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Economy of Francesco will not stop: the pact with young people is now a testament

“They truly believe in good, they are pure,” while the powerful are too sure of themselves and “unconvertible.” Since then, thousands of people around the world have taken concrete action in the name of inclusion. by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 24/04/2025 Pope Francis will leave many s... 
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When the temple becomes a source and even taxes become a Jubilee
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When the temple becomes a source and even taxes become a Jubilee

Economy of joy 4/ - From the exile of the Jewish people in Babylon emerges the simplicity of authentic faith, which is refined and stripped bare over time by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 23/04/2025 In Ezekiel's prophetic vision, the house of God is transformed into a river, symbol of a ... 
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Thank you Pope Francis from the entire Economy of Communion
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Thank you Pope Francis from the entire Economy of Communion

Economy of Communion is deeply grateful to Pope Francis: Luigino Bruni expresses this gratitude with his special greeting to the Pope who met with EoC entrepreneurs in 2017 and who in 2019 wanted to launch The Economy of Francesco by Luigino Bruni Pope Francis has had a special relationship with the... 
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The Jubilee begins outside the temple with concrete actions and «in the streets»
EN - Economy of joy

The Jubilee begins outside the temple with concrete actions and «in the streets»

Economy of joy 3/ The culture of the Jubilee runs deep throughout the Bible, as in the two crucial episodes of the Book of Nehemiah by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 08/04/2025 The culture of the Jubilee should not be sought only in the texts that expressly regulate the Jubilee or the sab...