Pope Francis called on world
leaders to prioritize helping the poor and refugees in his
message for the G20 summit in Hamburg.
"In the minds and hearts of government leaders, and at every
phase of the enactment of political measures, there is a need to
give absolute priority to the poor, refugees, the suffering,
evacuees and the excluded, without distinction of nation, race,
religion or culture, and to reject armed conflicts," the message
read.
He also made a "heartfelt appeal" regarding "the tragic
situation in South Sudan, the Lake Chad basin, the Horn of
Africa and Yemen, where thirty million people are lacking the
food and water needed to survive". The Argentine pontiff called
for a "commitment to meet these situations with urgency and to
provide immediately support to those peoples will be a sign of
the seriousness and sincerity of the mid-term commitment to
reforming the world economy and a guarantee of its sound
development".
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