Partners,

This week we are delivering hundreds of thousands of your petitions from 160 countries to the IMF and World Bank during their annual meetings in Washington DC.

Following the lead of our Jewish members, partners and founders - we will blow the Shofar in front of the IMF and World Bank tomorrow in an inter-religious celebration. The root word of Jubilee is Yovel, the Hebrew word for the sound of the Shofar - the ram's horn used to announce a new year. Starting at the G7 in Canada this past June, several of our rabbis began this tradition of blowing the Shofar and marking the next 5 years of our campaigns with 200 organizations.

Sign up your family, organization, congregation, faith community or group to hold a Jubilee event and blow a horn, a bugle or a shofar at a Jubilee event before the end of the year.

This is an opportunity to gather petitions and educate on the next 5 years of our efforts. You can use this background flyer on how to hold an event this year, before the end of the Jubilee Year on January 6th, 2026. When you sign-up we will send you prayers and action resources. Our next global petition delivery will be at the South Africa G20 Summit at the end of November.

As we gather this week in Washington DC, all over the world partners are celebrating Jubilee week, October 12th - 19th, with creative actions to move world leaders on debt relief, economic aid and changes to the financial system to protect the poor. Ahead of the IMF, World Bank and G20 meetings - Pope Leo - issued his first official teaching encouraging world leaders to make economic decisions that lift and protect the poor.

Sign up now to organize a gathering of sound and signing petitions between now and January 6th, 2026 - announcing 5 years of Jubilee campaigns in 160 countries.

Blessings,

Download a pdf here.

See photos from our October 15, 2025 gathering at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings below.

Watch the full livestream recording from our IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings gathering here.

DebtCon8 Plenary 5: Debt, Justice, and (Geo) Politics

October 13, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:00 pm ET

Chair: Eric LeCompte
Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network

Peter Rosendorff
Professor of Politics, New York University

Felipe Ford Cole
Assistant Professor of Law, Boston College Law School

Mmakamma Amalachukwu Ekeruche
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa 

Thilina Kalhara Panduwawala
Economist, Consultant

Kangle Zhang
Assistant Professor, Peking University Law School 

Prior registration required. You can register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/005168b8-7914-43da-9705-08515fe60d29/summary

Proclaim Jubilee

October 15, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

Prayer leaders:
Susan Gunn
Director, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb

Alfonso Apicella
Senior Office for Global Advocacy Campaigns, Caritas Internationalis

Location: Community Park, 19th St & Penn Ave & H St NW, Washington DC 20431

Facebook livestream available: https://www.facebook.com/jubileeusa

DebtCon8 Plenary 10 Roundtable: Strengthening the Role of Parliaments in Public Debt Accountability

October 15, 2025 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm ET

Chair: Corina Rebegea
Non-Resident Fellow, Accountability Lab

The Honorable Marlene Malahoo Forte
Former Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Jamaica

Franklin de Vrieze
Head of Practice (Accountability), Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Yanne Horas
Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Elena Mondo
Senior Technical Advisor, International Budget Partnership

Damon Silvers
Special Counsel and Senior Adviser, Jubilee USA Network
Visiting Professor of Practice in Labour Markets, University College London 

Prior registration required. You can register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/005168b8-7914-43da-9705-08515fe60d29/summary

A Jubilee 2025 Call for a Fair Debt Architecture: Bridging Ethics and Policy

October 16, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET

Moderator: Vera Songwe
Member of the Jubilee Commission and Chair and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility; Former Senior Advisor, Bank of International Settlements; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings

Martín Guzmán
Former Minister of Economy, Argentina, Professor at Columbia University and Coordinator of the Jubilee Commission Report

Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano
Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the Organization of American States

Amir Manghali
Regional Programs Coordinator for East Africa, Islamic Relief Worldwide

Mark Flanagan 
Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF

Rev. Jackline Makena Mutuma
Pastor, Methodist Church in Kenya

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata
Programme Director for Life, Justice and Peace Unit, World Council of Churches

Manuela Francisco
Global Director for Economic Policy, Prosperity Vice-Presidency, The World Bank

Marking the 2025 Jubilee Year, a Vatican-backed commission urges bold reforms to address debt and development crises. This event explores recommendations that reimagine the role of the Bretton Woods Institutions - pertaining to debt relief, bailout packages, and pro-cyclical and austerity policies to advance fairer, more functional global debt governance.

Sponsors: Jubilee USA Network, All Africa Conference of Churches, Caritas Internationalis, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Catholic Relief Services, Institute for Policy Dialogue, Suramericana Vision, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, World Council of Churches

Location: HQ2-03B-768B 

Registration to the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings will be required to access the premises. No registration is needed to access the Zoom livestream, available at: https://imf.zoom.us/j/97734379385?pwd=fWNbX1b4NZx87zR56KsKg9Md4SagTc.1

Scrutinizing the IMF Role on Debt Issues

October 17, 2025 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm ET 

Moderator: Kjetil Abildsnes
Senior Policy Office, Eurodad

Marina Zucker-Marques
Senior Academic Researcher Boston University 

Shereen Talat
Director, MENAFem

Mahinour ElBadrawi
Global Partnerships Lead, CESR 

Allison Holland
Assistant Director and Division Chief of the Debt Policy Division, IMF

The IMF plays a decisive role in debt crises. Its advice, conditionalities, and debt sustainability analyses shape countries’ prospects for recovery. Through policies like lending into arrears, it influences restructurings. The event discusses civil society perspectives on its influence in the negotiations and on the human rights, gender and climate aspects of debt resolution.

Sponsors: Eurodad, Latindadd, MENA FEM, SEATINI Uganda, Jubilee USA Network, AFRODAD, APMDD, Recourse, CESR, (DRGR) Project, Debt Justice UK,  Oxfam, BWP, Debt Justice Norway 

Location: HQ2-03B-768B 

Registration to the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings will be required to access the premises. No registration is needed to access the Zoom livestream, available at: https://imf.zoom.us/j/94517303447?pwd=CTxHakVbRzOHqsPtjMFb7xjFgCZYr7.1

Washington DC – The IMF releases the Global Financial Stability Report and flags growing vulnerabilities under global financial markets that “appear calm.” 

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network and a United Nations finance expert who monitored IMF meetings since 2010, releases the following statement on the IMF Meetings and the Global Financial Stability Report:

"The IMF is alluding to a bubble in financial markets.

"A lesson from financial history is consistent. When bubbles burst, the poorest pay the highest price.

"More developing countries are issuing debt in domestic markets, which could make their banking sectors more vulnerable.

"The report warns of the risks that stablecoins can bring, especially for emerging markets.

"The report recommends improving oversight of pension funds, insurance companies and investment funds whose risks cannot be separated from the banking system that the average person uses."

Read the full Global Financial Stability Report here.

Read Jubilee USA's statement on the IMF World Economic Outlook report here.

Read Jubilee USA's press release on IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva's curtain-raiser speech here.

Read Jubilee USA's press release on Pope Leo's first official teaching document “Dilexi Te” here.

Washington DC – As world leaders arrive in Washington, DC for IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, the IMF releases its flagship World Economic Outlook report, where it forecasts an economic slowdown over the next two years and pegs global growth at 3.2%.

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network and a United Nations finance expert who monitors IMF meetings since 2010, releases the following statement on the IMF Meetings and World Economic Outlook Report:

"Uncertainty is the key word to describe the forecasts we are receiving this week on the economy, jobs and growth.

"In spite of a small improvement compared to April projections, the IMF projects in two years we will still not reach growth levels we had from before the pandemic.

"The IMF sees higher inflation than their forecasts of a year ago.  

"The IMF is concerned with high debt levels and recommends that struggling countries should have access to timely, predictable and cheaper debt restructuring.

"The IMF underscores that in the poorest countries, which have not overcome the economic effects of the pandemic, a combination of high debt and aid cuts may fuel more social unrest."

Read the full World Economic Outlook Report here.

Read Jubilee USA's press release on IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva's curtain-raiser speech here.

Read Jubilee USA's press release on Pope Leo's first official teaching document “Dilexi Te” here.

The Apostolic Exhortation Draws Upon 2000 Years of Religious Teachings to Press the Plight of the Poor

Next Week World Leaders Gather for Annual IMF, World Bank and G20 Meetings

Eric LeCompte, Jubilee USA Network's Executive Director, was recently featured in US Catholic, discussing Jubilee's scriptural roots, the impact of Jubilee 2000 and the US role in global debt relief. Read an excerpt below or the full article here.

What does the Jubilee have to do with debt justice?

During the Jubilee Year of Hope, activists across the globe are reviving an ancient vision of debt forgiveness.

By: Cassidy Klein

"Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more servicing their debts than on health care, education, and other social services combined. “Debt relief is one of the most accountable forms of aid,” LeCompte says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, LeCompte says, the debt crisis is becoming worse in developing countries. “[During the pandemic], we saw hundreds of millions of people, mostly women and children, get pushed into poverty,” he says.

After the 2008 financial crisis, private creditors such as BlackRock began frequently lending to countries in the global South. The IMF and World Bank are multilaterals, meaning they have some level of transparency around lending, but private creditors do not. About half of these private creditors are regulated by the state of New York, and the other half are regulated by the United Kingdom. “The UK and the state of New York are uniquely responsible for the rules around which private creditors lend to whole countries,” Dettloff says.

Today, more than 50 percent of external debt in many developing countries is held by private creditors, private firms, and corporations, “including some very challenging groups, the so-called vulture funds or predatory hedge funds,” LeCompte says. The United States also has a significant role among multilateral lenders such as the IMF. The United States is the largest shareholder in the IMF—which Jubilee USA considers the most powerful institution after the White House, LeCompte says—so it gets the most votes and makes a lot of decisions around debt and the international financial system.

Jubilee USA is involved in campaigning and working on policies around debt cancelation, including legislation in New York. This year, Debt for Climate has held rallies at the IMF and World Bank, as well as at private vendors such as BlackRock in New York, bringing the words and stories from people in the global South to these centers of power."

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Washington, DC – July 17 and 18 South Africa hosts G20 finance ministers for talks on the global economy, debt, financial stability and infrastructure and development bank loans. Last month, the World Bank forecast the lowest growth rate, outside recessions, since 2008.

"Low economic growth means developing countries will do less to address poverty and recovering from pandemic losses is further out of reach," said Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of Jubilee USA Network, which focuses on G20 policies. “As debt payments are prioritized by countries, we'll see deeper cuts to education, healthcare and social services."

South Africa called for “bold and urgent action on a comprehensive plan to deal with high levels of debt in Africa and other developing countries" and appointed a panel of experts chaired by its former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to make recommendations. A separate United Nations panel Manuel co-chairs found 26 countries faced ongoing debt crises since 2018, but only four of them sought a debt reduction. The UN panel questions whether existing debt restructuring processes are effective.

The South Africa-hosted G20 coincides with the Jubilee Year when interreligious institutions are calling for debt relief and changes to the economy to address poverty.

“As the first African country to chair the G20, South Africa wants solutions to the debt problems that plague the region,” shared LeCompte. 

At previous meetings, G20 finance ministers did not reach consensus on a communique, but Bloomberg reported that government officials sound confident that finance ministers will release a statement at this meeting.

Learn about the Jubilee Year of 2025 here.

Aldo Caliari, Jubilee USA Network's Senior Director of Policy and Strategy, was recently featured in an opinion piece in Mexico's La Jornada, discussing the UN Financing for Development Conference that took place in Seville, Spain earlier this month. Read the full article here.

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA was recently quoted, speaking on the Jubilee Commission Report launch, which took place at the Vatican on June 20th. Read an excerpt below or the full article here. 

Finance experts launch report at Vatican on foreign debt relief

By: Cindy Wooden

"The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world's poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring or pausing foreign debt repayments, said a report commissioned by Pope Francis

At the late pope's request, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University in New York brought together 30 global experts in debt, development and the global financial system to address the current debt crisis, prevent future crises and promote sustainable development.

The "Jubilee Commission," which began meeting in February, released "A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Securing a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy" June 20 at the Vatican.

"Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health, and 2.1 billion live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on education," the report said. "Interest payments on public debt are therefore crowding out critical investments in health, education, infrastructure and climate resilience."

The indebted governments—"fearful of the political and economic costs of initiating debt restructurings—prioritize timely debt payments over essential development spending," the report said. "This is not a path to sustainable development. Rather, it is a roadblock to development and leads to increasing inequality and discontent."

Eric LeCompte, executive director of Jubilee USA Network, an interfaith group promoting debt relief and development, was not a member of the commission, but supported its work and was at the Vatican for the launch of the report.

Changing the way loans to developing nations are made, structured and restructured when a crisis occurs is essential because economic crises "are the main causes for war, for human rights violations, for migrations, for many of the environmental challenges that we are having," he told Catholic News Service June 19.

Many people will say, "A debt that is owed is a debt that should be paid," LeCompte said, "but I think it's more complicated than that.""

Over 30 Leading Experts Author Proposals for Placing People at the Center of Debt Decisions and Economic Policies

New York Assembly Possible Passage Kicked to Next Year

Washington DC – New York-based country representatives of the United Nations approved the outcome text of a global conference on finance and development to take place in Sevilla, Spain. The “Compromiso de Sevilla,” (“Sevilla Commitment") now heads for formal adoption at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) between June 30 through July 3rd.

The document, covering finance issues ranging from debt to development aid, estimates that the financing gap to meet development goals amounts to $4 trillion annually.

“This is a big moment for the international community to decide if it will mobilize the funding needed for development,” said Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network. LeCompte serves on United Nations debt expert groups. “The priority must be to protect the most vulnerable and address poverty while not increasing debt burdens.”

At plenary presentations, roundtable dialogues and side events in Sevilla, governments and other stakeholders will unveil initiatives to complement and build upon the conference outcome document. Spain, the host country, shared that its call for such initiatives to feature in the “Sevilla Platform for Action” attracted more than 240 proposals.

“The text is only one part of the package in a conference like this,” added LeCompte. “We still have time to make the outcomes of the conference more ambitious."

The United States, which played leading roles and attended the previous three FFD conferences in Monterrey (2002), Doha (2008) and Addis Ababa (2015) did not endorse the text and announced it will not attend the Sevilla gathering. 

Religious Groups Gather at G7 to Press Debt Relief and Economic Policy Decisions to Protect the Vulnerable 

Faith Leaders Vow to Attend Future G7, G20, IMF and UN Meetings Until Jubilee Holy Year Debt Relief Goals Are Met

Canadian Faith Groups, Global Faith Leaders and Jubilee USA Network Arrive in Canadian Rockies to Deliver 150,000 Petitions Urging G7 Leaders to Tackle Debt Crises

Jubilee USA Network participated in the Relay of Hope, a global activity that Jubilee supporters worldwide carried out between May 24th and 28th. The Relay symbolizes, mimicking the relay of the Olympic torch, our intention to share hope around the world by carrying Pope Francis and interfaith leaders’ call for the forgiveness of unpayable debts.

Find below resources from our DC-based Relay of Hope event that took place on May 28, 2025.

Watch the full livestream recording here

Read the opening prayer read by Chloe Noel, US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Read the full reflection from Rev. Christina Cosby, Presbyterian Church USA

Pope Francis declared 2025 a Jubilee year. In the years preceding 2025 Jubilee USA Network carefully organized for this moment with African and southern partners and international faith groups. We have launched Jubilee campaigns in more than 160 countries for the next five years. Our Jubilee 2025 efforts focus on the G20 in South Africa, the G7 in Canada, COP30 in Brazil and moving legislation in New York, the United Kingdom and Washington DC. 

On Christmas Eve 2024 at the Vatican, we joined Pope Francis at St. Peter's as he included our Jubilee interfaith and labor movement calls in his homily. He raised our calls for global debt relief to end poverty, address inequality and heal our planet. On Monday, December 23rd, the Vatican Press Office and Dicastery for Communications hosted Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network to launch our global campaigns at a press conference in Vatican City off of St. Peter's Square.

Watch our recorded press conference and Vatican Jubilee 2025 launch with Cardinal Silvano Tomasi, H.E. Ronald Lamola of South Africa, Lucy Esipila, Victor Cervantes Genina, Eric LeCompte, Caritas Africa and Caritas Oceania.

This Vatican City Jubilee launch follows more than 6 months of Jubilee interfaith and labor movement launch events that we organized and supported in Brazil, across Africa, Azerbaijan, from San Diego to Chicago to Washington DC and in Rome.

Looking Forward- G20 Pilgrimage & Interfaith Sermon Series:

In 2026, as the U.S. prepares to host its first G20 since 2008, we are mobilizing Jubilee Congregations and Faith Communities through monthly Congregation calls that will feature a short sermon by faith leaders across the country.

Other Jubilee2025 Selected Launch Event Links:

• In May 2024, you can watch Jubilee's Eric LeCompte deliver a Jubilee 2025 launch as he receives an honorary doctorate from Catholic Theological Union of Chicago and addresses the class of 2024 (Eric's speech starts at 107:22 minutes)
  
  
• In June 2024, we joined Pope Francis and finance ministers as Pope Francis delivered the focus of #Jubilee2025 at the Holy See, read: Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Participants in the Meeting “Addressing the Debt Crisis in the Global South
  
  
• Kigali, Rwanda in July 2024, major interfaith and inter-religious groups Jubilee Launch: Interfaith Africa Religious Leaders "Heralding a Debt Jubilee in 2025" Statement
  
  
• In August 2024, in Brasilia - Brazil with the G20 Interfaith Forum, we had a launch with Reverend David Beckman, Rabbi David Saperstien, Chief Dr. Doliwura Zakaria, H.E. Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Elcior Santana and Eric LeCompte: G20 Interfaith Forum: 2024 Imperatives and Interfaith Contributions
  
  
• In November at COP29, Azerbaijan: Message of the Holy Father Delivered by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku
  
  
• The Washington DC launch on December 10th, 2024 with H.E. Cardinal Peter Turkson, Rabbi Matt Cutler, Ruth Messenger, Imani Countess, Marie Dennis, AFL-CIO's Laura Gutierrez, Reverend Heriberto Martinez, Reverend Caleb Lines, Sobia Ijaz and Eric LeCompte: Cardinal Turkson Keynote Speech "JUBILEE 2025: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS: The debt/development/environmental crisis." Watch and read Turkson's speech and watch the full event here: Jubilee Interfaith 2025 DC Launch
  
  
• On December 23rd, 2024 in Vatican City: Press Conference: The Jubilee 2025 Pilgrimage to Tackle Debt, End Poverty and Heal Our Planet and read H.E. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa's Statement  

Joint Africa Partner and Jubilee USA Network resources:

African Faith Leaders Petition G7/G20 Finance Ministers

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar Statement to IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings 2023

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar Statement to 56th Conference of African Finance Ministers

Interfaith African Faith-Based Institutions Statement to Leaders Meeting in Nairobi for the International Development Association Heads of State Summit

Interfaith Africa Religious Leaders "Heralding a Debt Jubilee in 2025" Statement

Special #Jubilee2025 and Jubilee movement interview at Brazil G20 Interfaith Forum with Jubilee USA's Eric LeCompte: Eric LeCompte G20 Interfaith Forum Interview

Pope Francis, Holy See and Vatican Jubilee 2025 resources:

• Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Participants in the Meeting “Addressing the Debt Crisis in the Global South”
• Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the LVIII World Day of Peace
• Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025
• Vatican-backed Jubilee Commission Report

Events:

• Proclaim Jubilee
• G7 Jubilee People's Forum (June 12-15, 2025)
• Relay of Hope, May 28, 2025 (Access livestream, prayers and speeches, and pictures here)

Further resources on our Jubilee 2025 campaign:

• Watch the 2025 G20 Interfaith Documentary
• Read our Jubilee USA Network one-pager
• Read our Jubilee 2025 Facts and Figures
• Read our full letter to President Trump from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network
• Sign our Jubilee 2025 petition on behalf of an individual
• Sign our Jubilee 2025 petition on behalf of your organization

Selected Press Articles and Media Resources:

• Ahead of 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Rallies Global Finance Heads to Back Debt Relief National Catholic Reporter (June 26, 2024)
• Debt Relief: Biblical Jubilee Concern is Focus of Holy Year 2025, Too Catholic News Service, The Arlington Catholic Herald (June 5, 2024)
• Pope Calls for Global Push to Tackle Poor Nations' Debt Crises Reuters (June 5, 2024)
• 10 things to know about Jubilee 2025—the Holy Year that begins on Christmas Eve America Magazine, Catholic News Service (December 10, 2024)
• Pope Francis calls for new global accords on debt, military spending Reuters (December 12, 2024)
• Caritas, Jubilee USA Present Holy Year Debt-Relief Project  US Conference of Catholic Bishops, CNS (December 23, 2024)
• Caritas, Jubilee USA present Holy Year debt-relief project, Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic News Service (December 24, 2024)
• On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world Reuters (December 24, 2024)
• Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate Vatican News Radio Interview about Jubilee 2025 Opening by Pope Francis Vatican World News (December 24, 2024)
• Pope Opens 2025 Jubilee Dreaming of "New World Where Peace and Justice Reign National Catholic Reporter (December 24, 2024) 
• As Pope Francis Opens Jubilee Doors, Francis Announces Support for Work of Church Campaigns in 160 Countries on Debt Cancellation to Address Poverty and Climate Issues Jubilee USA Network (December 24, 2024) 
• Jubilee USA Network and Caritas Announce Debt Relief Campaign for Poor Countries Catholic News Agency (December 26, 2024)
• Minister Lamola to Address the Jubilee 2025 Pilgrimage to Tackle Debt, End Poverty and Heal Our Planet Press Conference South Africa Ministry of International Relations & Cooperation (December 23, 2024)
• Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison Associated Press, ABC News (December 26, 2024)
• Vatican & World News 07.03.2025, Vatican Radio (March 7, 2025)
• Pope's appeal for debt relief gains momentum, Vatican News (March 7, 2025)
• Despite pope's hospitalization and Trump's USAID cuts, Jubilee Year push for debt relief continues National Catholic Reporter (March 12, 2025)
• Interfaith community offers alternative conversation on economy during G7 Livewire Calgary (April 9, 2025)
• USCCB committee chairman calls on President Trump to lead the way on international debt relief Catholic Culture (April 9, 2025)
• US bishops ask Trump in joint letter to pursue global debt relief in the Jubilee Year OSV News (April 10, 2025)
• U.S. bishops and Jubilee USA urge Trump to pursue debt relief during 2025 Jubilee Year Catholic News Agency (April 11, 2025)
• Devex Newswire: Jobs, nukes, and jitters at the World Bank Spring Meetings Devex (April 22, 2025)
• Pope Francis Death Update: Seals Placed on Pope's Residence Newsweek (April 22, 2025)
• The global impact of Pope Francis: From migration to taxes to A.I. weapons America Magazine (April 24, 2025)
• Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV as cardinals elect first US pontiff The Guardian (May 8, 2025)
• Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first American to hold papacy in Catholic Church’s history The Globe and Mail (May 8, 2025)
• 'Floored, stunned and full of hope': Reactions to election of Pope Leo XIV National Catholic Reporter (May 8, 2025)
  
• Letter: Relieving poor country debt is flagship US cause  Financial Times (June 5, 2025)
• Finance experts launch report at Vatican on foreign debt relief Catholic News Service (June 20, 2025)
• New Vatican report calls for global economic reforms National Catholic Reporter (June 23, 2025)
• When was the last time you thought about what “forgiveness” really means? Catholic Financial Life (June 30, 2025)
• Documentary - 2025 G20 Interfaith Forum Cape Town, South Africa Youtube: G20 Interfaith (November 20, 2025)

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA was recently quoted by Devex Invested on the G20 Common Framework and the issue of debt ahead of the FfD4 in Seville, set to take place later this month. Read an excerpt below or the full article here. 

Devex Invested: What we’re watching at Financing for Development in Seville

By Jesse Chase-Lubitz

"Debt is expected to be the flashpoint issue in Seville. Today, many of the world’s poorest countries have few options for restructuring crippling debt burdens. The Group of 20 major economies’ Common Framework for Debt Treatments has helped just a handful of countries, and is increasingly criticized for delays, power imbalances, and a lack of trust.

Very few cases have successfully moved through the Common Framework. “Even though two-thirds of African countries, as well as low-income countries, are spending more on debt than on social services, education, and health combined, they continue to make payments because they don’t feel the framework will actually help them to quickly get out of the crisis,” Eric LeCompte, executive director of Jubilee USA Network, told me during a Devex Pro event last week."