Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA was recently quoted in Devex Newswire, speaking on Pope Francis' involvement in the issues of debt and financial crises, as well as his enduring legacy during the Jubilee year. Read an excerpt below, or the full article here. 

Devex Newswire: Jobs, nukes, and jitters at the World Bank Spring Meetings

By: Helen Murphy

"Pope Francis has died, but the priorities he championed live on.

“As the former Catholic leader of his home country Argentina, he spoke differently than past Popes on the issues of debt and financial crisis because of his experience. In Argentina, he saw first hand the impacts of poverty and debt crisis on his people," said Eric LeCompte, executive director of Jubilee USA, in a statement.

Earlier this year, Pope Francis made global debt relief and new processes to aid the poor the focus of the Jubilee year — a mission that “will continue as the central themes despite his death,” LeCompte said."


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