Pope calls on G20 to back 'humane' development

'Man must be at the economy's centre':

VATICAN CITY : Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday called on G20 leaders meeting in Cannes for a summit this week to promote "authentically humane and integral development" in the world economy. "I hope that the meeting will help overcome the difficulties that impede an authentically humane and integral development."

The Vatican last month called for a new UN-like global body based on "the ethics of solidarity" that would encourage growth in the developing world. AFP