The Pope asked to avoid unemployment after the pandemic COVID-19

Pope Francis during the traditional Sunday sermon at St. Peter’s square, called on those who influence political and economic decisions, to avoid unemployment during and after the pandemic coronavirus. The transcript of the speech published in the press service of the Vatican.

“Without work, families and society can’t move forward,” said the Pontiff.

The Pope noted that “poverty and lack of work” can be a problem and after a pandemic. He said that to solve this problem, you must show “solidarity and creativity” and called on all “political and economic leaders” to join forces.

In addition, during his homily, Francis said he prays for believers, Nicaragua after the attack on the Cathedral in Managua. Friday July 31, an unknown person threw in the Cathedral a Molotov cocktail in the 400-year-old cross, which caught fire. No one was hurt.

At the end of March the Pope during his address in St. Peter’s square, prayed for the end of the pandemic coronavirus. He read a passage from the gospel according to St. Mark about Jesus Christ and his disciples were in the storm, moving across the sea, and compared it with what is happening in the world today. Francis noted that “it is very easy to find yourself” in the characters, who were suddenly caught in a fierce storm and lost, are in the same boat.