On the occasion of the Labor Day, the Pope described unemployment as "world tragedy"

The Pope Francisco called today, at Labor Day, unemployment as a "world tragedy" and asked those who can not find a job, he said at the traditional general audience.

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

In this context, he asked the saint's intercession that he "support the sacrifice of those who do good and who have lost their job or can not get one," released the newspaper. EFE news agency.

"Pray especially for those who have no work, which is a world 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.