• May 1, Pope Francis: "Nobody lacks work, everyone has the right remuneration"
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  • Regularization of migrant workers, Bellanova: "If norm does not pass, I will reflect on my presence"

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May 06, 2020 "I received several messages relating to the world of work and its problems. In particular, I was struck by that of agricultural laborers, including many immigrants, who work in the Italian countryside. Unfortunately many times they are harshly exploited. It is true that there is a crisis for everyone, but the dignity of people must always be respected. Therefore I welcome the appeal of these workers and of all the exploited workers and call on the crisis to be an opportunity to put the dignity of the person and the work at the center. "said Pope Francis at the end of the General Audience, speaking of the appeals received on the occasion of May 1st.

He does not openly use the words "regularization" or "amnesty", but, while the government discusses the economic recovery in the second phase of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pope therefore makes a clear call for action to be taken in favor of the "dignity" of the "laborers" agricultural workers, including many immigrants, who work in the Italian countryside ".

Catechesis dedicated to prayer
The Pope, at the general audience on Wednesday, began a new cycle of catechesis dedicated to prayer, starting with the figure of Bartimeo, the blind man who wants to know Jesus passing through Jericho and, to attract his attention, he starts shouting "Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!". The crowd tries to silence him: "His repeated screams are annoying, they don't seem polite, and many scold him, they tell him to keep quiet, 'but be polite , do not do this ", the Pope noted, but he perseveres:" That stubbornness so beautiful of those who seek grace and knock knock on the heart of God, and so he knocks ", remarked the Pope, and" prayer Bartimaeus touches his heart, the heart of God, and the doors of salvation are opened for him ".