"One day everything comes to an end and they will be held accountable to God," the Pope said at his weekly general audience June 11.

The Pope also launched an appeal to the international community to help safeguard children from forced labour, highlighting the plight of an estimated 160 million child workers worldwide. Holding up a bright red leaflet, which had, in Italian, "All together against child labour" written on it, the Pope asked the world community to help "eradicate this scourge."

The leaflet was part of the International Labour Organization's #RedCard campaign, urging people to "blow the whistle," like a referee on a soccer field, and give a "red card" to those exploiting children.

Speaking at the end of his audience talk, the Pope said June 12 was World Day Against Child Labour — a day meant to call attention to the millions of children forced to work in degrading conditions, "exposed to forms of slavery and exploitation, as well as abuse, maltreatment and discrimination." He called on everyone, especially families, to do all they could to safeguard "the dignity and possibility of a healthy upbringing" of all children so they could look to the future with hope.