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Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, world-renowned economist and advisor to both the UN and multiple popes, joins Jason Adkins to explore the profound influence of Catholic social teaching on economics, diplomacy, and the pursuit of peace. From working with Pope John Paul II on Centesimus Annus to helping shape Laudato Si’ with Pope Francis, Sachs shares how the Church’s moral vision offers a critical alternative to the modern technocratic paradigm. Their conversation covers climate change, the war in Ukraine, integral ecology, and how faith and reason together can guide public policy toward the common good.

“If St. Francis of Assisi could meet the Sultan during the Crusades, then surely today’s leaders can sit down and talk.” – Jeffrey Sachs

• Official Bio of Dr. Jeffrey Sachs
  https://www.jeffsachs.org/
• Jeffrey Sachs on the Russia–Ukraine War
  “There Is No Military Way Out” – Interview with Inside the Vatican
  https://insidethevatican.com/magazine/pontifical-academy-of-sciences-member-dr-jeffrey-sachs-there-is-no-military-way-out/
• Sachs on the Economy of Francesco
  Reflections on Pope Francis’s Call for a New Economy
  https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/8dy5eryflswh9z7hz5dwzrd5h9aekm

Jason Adkins, host of Catholic in America, engages our own time, culture, and political milieu with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to explore how to live more fully Catholic. With so much to explore, we have guests from a variety of perspectives and faith backgrounds, and conversations do not necessarily constitute endorsements. 

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