The trade deal has the potential to shape the economies of poorer countries and bring fairer trade systems, Cardinal Marx says.

"The key catalyst of South Sudan's civil war has been competition for the grand prize—control over state assets and the country's abundant natural resources—between rival kleptocratic networks."

Prayers of the faithful were offered for all the men and women who perished at the site on 9/11 and for their families to find peace and consolation.

The second attempt at peace this year is holding, despite fighting in Israel.

A new social economy is required to meet the day's most pressing needs, said Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.

The expanded labor policy requires farm employers to pay workers one and one-half times regular wages after eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, starting in 2019.