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Pope Francis signs the Economy of Francesco Covenant, which he hopes will build \u201can economy of the Gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Young people from conflict areas shared emotional testimonies and calls to combat an economy that fuels war by building trust and peace.<\/p>\n
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Pope Francis with young people at World Youth Day 2016 in Poland.<\/p>\n
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is Catholic News Agency\u2019s senior Rome correspondent. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri.<\/p>\n
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By: Hannah Brockhaus<\/em><\/p>\n In a September address, Pope Francis lamented the loss of spiritual meaning in the lives of many young people today \u2014 a lack that is often replaced by an undue focus on material goods, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHuman beings, created in the image and likeness of God, are seekers of meaning before being seekers of material goods. That is why the first capital of any society is spiritual capital,\u201d he said at an international conference on the economy in Assisi, Italy, on September 24.<\/p>\n \u201cYoung people especially suffer from this lack of meaning,\u201d the pope said. \u201cFaced with the pain and uncertainties of life, they often find their souls depleted of the spiritual resources needed to process suffering, frustration, disappointment, and grief.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLook at the youth suicide rate, how it has gone up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cTechnology can do much: it teaches us the \u2018what\u2019and the ‘how,’ but it does not tell us the \u2018why,\u2019\u201d he said, \u201cand so our actions become sterile and do not bring fulfillment to life, not even economic life.\u201d<\/p>\n Pope Francis spoke about the importance of spirituality in an address to participants in The Economy of Francesco, a conference for young economists, entrepreneurs, and researchers from around the world.<\/p>\n The initiative followed a call from Pope Francis to young people to build \u201ca different kind of economy\u201d based on greater care for the poor and the environment. Francis traveled to Assisi for the final day of the meeting on September 24. Before addressing attendees, the pope watched a skit based on Isaiah 21:1\u201312, followed by a meditation on the meaning of the Scripture passage.<\/p>\n There was also a musical performance, presentations, a video of the first two days of the conference, and participant testimonies from economists, as well as activists for the environment, women\u2019s rights, and social issues from Italy, Benin, Argentina, Thailand, Kenya, Afghanistan, and Poland.<\/p>\n \u201cI am counting on you\u201d<\/strong> \u201cYou young people, with the helpof God, know what to do,\u00a0 you can do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to Scripture, young people are the bearers of a spirit of knowledge and intelligence. It was the young David who humbled the arrogance of the giant Goliath,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n \u201cIndeed,\u201d he continued, \u201cwhen civil society and businesses lack the skills of the young, the whole of society withers and the life of everyone is extinguished. There is a lack of creativity, optimism, enthusiasm. A society and an economy without young people is sad, pessimistic, and cynical.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI say this with seriousness: I am counting on you. Please don\u2019t leave us undisturbed, and lead by example.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPoor at the center\u201d<\/strong> \u201cStarting with them, we look at the economy; starting with them, we look at the world,\u201d he noted. \u201cThere is no ‘Economy of Francesco\u2019 without respect, care, and love for the poor, for every poor person, for every fragile and vulnerable person \u2014 from conception in the womb to the sick person with disabilities, to the elderly person in difficulty.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as our system \u2018produces\u2019 discarded people, and we operate according to this system, we will be accomplices of an economy that kills,\u201d he underlined, challenging young economists to ask themselves if they are doing enough to change structures, or if they are content with just slapping a coat of paint on the house.<\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps our response should not be based on how much we can do but on how we are able to open new paths so that the poor themselves can become protagonists of change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He closed his address with a prayer to God the Father, asking his \u201cforgiveness for having damaged the earth, for not having respected indigenous cultures, for not having valued and loved the poorest of the poor, for having created wealth without communion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLiving God, who with your Spirit have inspired the hearts, hands, and minds of these young people and sent them on the way to a promised land, look kindly on their generosity, love, and desire to spend their lives for a great ideal. 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Throughout his speech, Pope Francis emphasized the need for young adults to put their energy and creativity to good, practical, use to build a more just economy.<\/p>\n
The pope also reflected on the example of St. Francis of Assisi and what it means to help the marginalized. \u201cDeveloping an economy inspired by [St. Francis] means committing ourselves to putting the poor at the center,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nRead more news from the Comboni Missionaries<\/h2>\n