Pope Leo XIV on Monday delivered a fierce condemnation of gambling, denouncing the activity as a “scourge” that ruins families and must be combated.

Pope Leo, speaking at the Vatican with Italian mayors from the Assocazione Nazionale dei Comuni Italiani (“National Association of Italian Local Authorities”), called on the Italian officials to promote “authentically human relationships” to combat gambling and other forms of loneliness.

“I would like to draw attention, in particular, to the scourge of gambling, which ruins many families. Statistics show a sharp increase in Italy in recent years. As Italian Caritas emphasizes in its last Report on…

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