Speaking to the faithful following the Angelus Prayer this Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI recalled that the UN conference on the economic crisis is scheduled to take place this month, and prayed that the ongoing crisis might be transformed into greater development for persons and an equitable distribution of resources and decision-making authority, with attention to the poorest people in particular.

The Holy Father also reflected on the feast of Corpus Domini, the Bread of Life, which is celebrated this Sunday in many countries, and tied his reflections to thos eon the UN conference, saying that hard strategic choices need to be made in order to assure the basic nutritional necessities and dignity to ev ...