Vatican City, 29 January 2014 (VIS) –
Following today's general audience, the Pope greeted the faithful
present, offering some special words to the “Carta di Roma” and
“Casa Alessia” associations, which both work to help the needy
and refugees, and encouraged them to continue in their challenging
work. He also greeted the families of workers from Castelfiorentino,
Italy, recently made redundant following the closure of Shelbox due
to the current economic crisis. “While I express my closeness to
you, I hope also that the competent authorities will make every
effort to ensure that work, which is the source of dignity, is a
central concern for all”.
Finally, he greeted the National
Council of Anti-Usury Foundations. “I hope that these institutions
may intensify their commitment alongside the victims of usury, a
dramatic social ill. When a family has nothing to eat, because it has
to make payments to usurers, this is not Christian, it is not human!
This dramatic scourge in our society harms the inviolable dignity of
the human person”.
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