Pope urges young people to spurn materialism

Pope Francis urged Asia’s Catholic youth to renounce the materialism that afflicts much of their society today and reject “inhuman” economic systems that disenfranchise the poor.

Francis, who received a boisterous welcome from tens of thousands of young people as he celebrated his first public Mass in South Korea, pressed his economic agenda in one of Asia’s powerhouses where financial gain is a key barometer of success.