Dar es Salaam, April 26 -- VATICAN CITY: TODAY, the world and its leaders pay tribute to a pontiff—Pope Francis—who tirelessly preached and reminded us, even to the point of exhaustion, to view history from the perspective of the least and the marginalised. He warned that “this economy” can kill and that markets alone are insufficient.

Pope Francis consistently emphasised that an economy that kills ultimately risks self-destruction through a spiral of financial, debt, and social crises, compounded by the climate emergency. His reflections and warnings deserve serious attention—not only for ethical and moral reasons but also for the broader pursuit of the common good and the search for solutions that prevent ...