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Pope to missionary fundraisers: Avoid corruption risk in work

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday warned the Vatican's missionary fundraisers to not allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship.

Francis made the comments in a speech to the national directors of the Vatican's Pontifical Mission Societies, which raise money for the Catholic Church's missionary work in the developing world, building churches and funding training programs for priests and nuns.