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Video: Is Capitalism Catholic?
Feb 11, 2026 8:25 AM

On Wednesday, Acton’s President Rev. Robert Sirico was interviewed by the Romebureau ofCatholic News Service regarding the work of the ActonInstitute.

The Catholic News Service interview “Is Capitalism Catholic?” showcases the mission and influence which the Acton Institute has had on religious leaders’ socio-economic perspectives over its 22 years, including a clip from a meeting of U.S. Catholic bishops in which the Institute’s work on free market economics was both ed andcriticized.

Rev. Sirico also explains some ofhis against-the-grain opinions on issues, such as his reasons formaintaininga system of private health care in the United States. Hetells Catholic News Service, “For me the important thing is not whether you are radical or not, but whether you are right or not. I am just looking for the truth in my life.”

Watch the full interview here:

Also see, in print, “Is capitalism Catholic? A priest defends free-market economics” by Francis X. Rocca at CNS.

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