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 Pope Francis has recorded an address for the influential TED media group, delivering a warning to the world's "powerful" leaders. 
 
 In his TED talk, Francis says that people with power must act humbly. "If you don't, your power will ruin you, and you will ruin the other," he says. 
 
 He also urged people to overcome the fear that a happy future is "something impossible to achieve". 
 
 His talk was aired to the annual TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada. 
 
 The short talks are posted free online by the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) media organisation, whose slogan is "ideas worth spreading". 
 
 Speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas. Past speakers include former US president Bill Clinton, scientist Richard Dawkins, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and pop star Bono, although its most popular talks tend to be from less high-profile people. 
 
 They cover a vast range of subjects from "the science of happiness" to "how to spot a liar". 
 
 In his talk, Pope Francis says: "Please, allow me to say it loud and clear: the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly." 
 
 He says: "You will end up hurting yourself and those around you, if you don't connect your power with humility and tenderness. 
 
 "Through humility and concrete love, on the other hand, power - the highest, the strongest one - becomes a service, a force for good." 
 
 'Culture of waste' 
 
 His speech touches on his own migration background and spends time retelling the story of the Good Samaritan. 
 
 "First and foremost, I would love it if this meeting could help to remind us that we all need each other, none of us is an island, an autonomous and independent 'I' separated from the other, and we can only build the future by standing together, including everyone." 
 
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 He says that "many of us seem to believe that a happy future is something impossible to achieve". 
 
 Such concerns must be "taken very seriously", but "are not invincible: they can be overcome when we do not lock our door to the outside world". 
 
 He calls for solidarity, backs creativity and urges all to tackle the "culture of waste", not just in goods but in people "who are cast aside by our techno-economic systems". 
 
 Bruno Giussani, TED's international curator, said it took more than a year, "many discussions" and several trips to Rome to make the talk happen. 
 
 He said that initially "it's fair to say that not many [in the Vatican] knew of TED". 
 
 The Pope's talk was filmed in a small room at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the guesthouse where he lives in Vatican City. 
 
 He speaks in Italian but the address, which can be accessed on TED.com, is subtitled in more than 20 languages. 
 
 TED was founded in 1984 and has its origins in Silicon Valley, but its talks have broadened beyond technology to include lifestyle, culture and business. ||||| TORONTO (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at a TED talk conference on Tuesday, urging powerful leaders “to act humbly” and said he hoped technological innovation would not leave people behind. 
 
 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Regina Caeli prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo 
 
 The 18-minute video was filmed in Vatican City and broadcast to the audience at the annual TED 2017 conference in Vancouver. 
 
 “The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly,” said the pontiff, while seated at a desk. 
 
 “If you don’t, your power will ruin you, and you will ruin the other.” 
 
 The comments echoed Francis’ frequent themes to not ignore the plight of immigrants, the poor and other vulnerable people 
 
 Speaking in Italian with subtitles, Francis urged solidarity to overcome a “culture of waste” that had affected not only food but people cast aside by economic systems that rely increasingly on automation. 
 
 “How wonderful would it be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation would come along with more equality and 
 
 social inclusion,” he said. 
 
 TED Talk lectures have grown in popularity, having been viewed cumulatively over 4.6 billion times since going online in 2006 (www.ted.com). 
 
 Other speakers slated to appear at the annual conference this week include tennis superstar Serena Williams and entrepreneur Elon Musk.
– Pope Francis had a message for the powerful in an unexpected talk aired at the TED conference Tuesday. "The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly," he said, per Reuters. The 18-minute talk, recorded in Vatican City and broadcast at the Vancouver conference, was in Italian with subtitles available in more than 20 languages, the BBC reports. "You will end up hurting yourself and those around you, if you don't connect your power with humility and tenderness," Francis said. "Through humility and concrete love, on the other hand, power—the highest, the strongest one—becomes a service, a force for good." The pontiff called for an end to a "culture of waste" that considers people as well as goods to be disposable. "How wonderful would it be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation would come along with more equality and social inclusion," he said. Francis said many people seem to believe that "a happy future is something impossible to achieve," but their fears can be overcome "when we do not lock our door to the outside world." TED international curator Bruno Giussani says it took several trips to Rome to make the talk happen—and not many people in the Vatican knew about it. Other speakers this week will include Serena Williams and Elon Musk.