National Catholic Reporter Interviews Eric LeCompte on Continued Push for Debt Relief

Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA was recently featured in the National Catholic Reporter speaking on the push for debt relief during Jubilee 2025, amidst the hospitalization of Pope Francis and cuts to USAID. Read an excerpt below, or the full article here.

Despite pope's hospitalization and Trump's USAID cuts, Jubilee Year push for debt relief continues

By: Christopher White

Pope Francis may be hospitalized and U.S. President Donald Trump may be wreaking havoc on foreign aid, but one of the Catholic Church's leading crusaders for debt cancellation believes those factors are all the more reason to double down on efforts to alleviate poverty during Jubilee 2025. 

"The reality is that Pope Francis and the Catholic Church have already laid out the focus for the Jubilee Year on debt relief and economic relief to deal with poverty and climate issues," said Eric LeCompte, executive director of Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of faith-based development and debt-relief advocacy organizations.


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