Since taking office in March, Pope Francis has said he wants the 1.2-billion-strong Roman Catholic Church to defend the poor and to practice greater austerity itself. He has also made several calls for global financial reform.
"Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry. ...too much focus on money and materialism meant financial market dips were viewed as tragedies while human suffering had become normal and ignored." - Pope Francis Today 6/5/13