The World Meeting of Popular Movements itself is focused on “land, work, and housing,” or the “Three-T’s” in Spanish, as Francis calls them: Tierra, Trabajo, y Techo. The address is the latest prophetic word of solidarity in what has become an expectation rather than an exception for the papacy under Francis, for whom “popular movements” are a privileged political category. READ MORE: Fratelli Tutti: A Remix of Pope Francis’ Greatest Hits Extolling a shorter work week and universal basic income, he also returned to the parable of the Good Samaritan, an organizing parable for his most recent encyclical on fraternity, Fratelli Tutti, naming the protests erupting after the murder of George Floyd a “Collective Samaritan,” refusing to “pass by on the other side of the road when it saw the injury to human dignity caused by an abuse of power.” Proclaiming what America called nine “ commandments,” Francis lambasted weapons manufacturers, called for releasing vaccine patents, and urged the end of blockades and sanctions against all countries, among other demands. The pontiff made headlines most recently with another address to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, an initiative of the Vatican in partnership with several major grassroots organizations around the world.
Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis has garnered a reputation as a voice for the poor and the environment, leaning into the radical social teachings in the Catholic tradition.
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