He said courage is needed to achieve the pact's objectives, put the person at the center, serve the community and pay educators fairly.
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Bari to conclude the Mediterranean bishops' meeting for peace.
“I am frightened by speeches from certain populist leaders. They remind me of the discourses that sowed fear and hatred in the 1930s,” he said in Bari.
He met with the Centro de Protección de Menores, or, the Center for the Protection of Minors, of the Pontifical University of Mexico.
