Francisco describes unemployment as a global tragedy

"Today, we celebrate the memory of St. Joseph the Worker, claiming that the figure of the humble worker of Nazareth will always guide us to Christ," said Francisco on St. Peter's Square Vatican.

In this context, he asked the saint's intercession to "support the sacrifice of those who do good and those who have lost their jobs or can not get one," the agency reported. EFE press.

"We pray especially for those who do not have work, which is a global tragedy of that time," he said at the end of the hearing.

Before pronouncing his catechesis, as usual, the pontiff traveled to Vatican's St. Peter's Square at Popemobile, where he was acclaimed by many faithful and embraced several children.

In the run-up to Workers' Day, the villero priests of Buenos Aires and Conurbano issued a document in which they said "it is urgent to fight against unemployment ". At 17, they will celebrate Mbad in San Cayetano.

"Our brothers and sisters do not see an encouraging image of the future, which leads to despair and despair," 21 informed Bergoglian religious

From the Argentine Catholic Action, they also expressed their concern. "As Pope Francis encouraged us:" Let's raise the voice together so that those responsible for thinking and managing the economy have the courage to refute an economy based on exclusion and know how to innovate "", they said.