Vatican City, Nov 8. Pope Leo XIV urged institutions and civil society to create «valid employment opportunities» that offer «stability and dignity», especially for young people, during an audience this Saturday in St. Peter's Square for the World of Work Jubilee.
«I hope for a collective commitment, from institutions and civil society, to create valid employment opportunities that offer stability and dignity, ensuring above all that young people have the possibility to realize their dreams and contribute to the common good,» the pontiff said during his greeting to the faithful gathered in the Vatican.
«Dear friends, work must be a source of hope and life, which allows one to express the creativity of the individual and his capacity to do good,» Leo XIV added to thousands of faithful gathered in the square.
Before the audience, the American-born pontiff of Peruvian nationality toured the square in the popemobile, stopping to greet children and the faithful.
The World of Work Jubilee coincides with the shock in Italy over the death last Monday of a worker trapped for eleven hours under the rubble after the partial collapse of a medieval tower in central Rome, an event that has reignited the debate on workplace safety, a constant in union demands.
The event, which brought together about 10,000 pilgrims, had originally been scheduled for May 1-4, 2025, but was suspended due to the death of Pope Francis.
