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Zahra<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Do not expect peace in society without seeking the common good.&#8221; &#8220;More than a tinge of urgency can be detected&#8230;in Pope Francis&#8217; comments on business and economics in his Exhortation, &#8216;Evangelii Gaudium.'&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36059\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 400px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36059 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Joseph_F.X._Zahra.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Zahra analyzes Pope Francis' economic comments and calls for reforms in this article\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36059\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-36059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph F.X. Zahra and Pope Francis economics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In his January 8, 2014, &#8220;Newsbook&#8221; (Malta) blog, Joseph F.X. 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