Updated On: 04 June, 2023 08:15 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
“Please don’t reduce POM to money,” Francis said, referring to the Italian acronym of the Pontifical Mission Societies

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Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations.
“Please don’t reduce POM to money,” Francis said, referring to the Italian acronym of the Pontifical Mission Societies. “This is a medium, a means. Does it take money? Yes, but don’t reduce it, it is bigger than money,” he said.