--- description: Read Pope Francis's surprise talk at the TED 2017 conference on power, interaction and the future title: Read Pope Francis's Surprise TED Talk on the Future image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f534c5f4655761e/6988cab0cd1bba88a3704e93/gettyimages-6730494301.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pope Francis](/tag/pope-francis/) ## Pope Francis Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read What Pope Francis Said About Power and Humility at Surprise TED Talk by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2017 12:49 PM CUT  Pope Francis speaks during the TED Conference, urging people to connect with and understand others, during a video presentation at the annual scientific, cultural and academic event in Vancouver, Canada, April 25, 2017. Pope Francis speaks during the TED Conference, urging people to connect with and understand others, during a video presentation at the annual scientific, cultural and academic event in Vancouver, Canada, April 25, 2017.Glenn Chapman—Getty/AFP by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2017 12:49 PM CUT Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at the [TED 2017 conference](http://time.com/3099190/richard-saul-wurman/ "undefined") Tuesday as he spoke about power, interaction and the future. His talk, titled “The Future You,” was filmed in Vatican City and debuted at the at the conference in Vancouver. The future — like life — is shaped by interaction, the pontiff said. “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 said. [Pope Francis](http://time.com/4755227/pope-francis-ted-talk-togetherness/ "undefined") ended his talk saying, “The future of humankind isn’t exclusively in the hands of politicians, of great leaders, of big companies.” Read the full transcript from [TED Talk](https://www.ted.com/talks/pope%5Ffrancis%5Fwhy%5Fthe%5Fonly%5Ffuture%5Fworth%5Fbuilding%5Fincludes%5Feveryone/transcript?language=en "undefined") below: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4755663/pope-francis-ted-talk-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4755663/pope-francis-ted-talk-transcript/"},"headline":"Read What Pope Francis Said About Power and Humility at Surprise TED Talk","datePublished":"2017-04-26T12:49:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:36:38.531Z","description":"He talked about power, interaction and the future","url":"https://time.com/4755663/pope-francis-ted-talk-transcript/","keywords":["Pope Francis","Pope Francis topic","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f534c5f4655761e/6988cab0cd1bba88a3704e93/gettyimages-6730494301.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f534c5f4655761e/6988cab0cd1bba88a3704e93/gettyimages-6730494301.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"pope-francis-ted-talk-transcript","caption":"US-CANADA-RELIGION-INTERNET-COMPUTERS-TED-POPE","creditText":"Glenn Chapman—Getty/AFP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/pope-francis/","name":"Pope Francis"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4755663/pope-francis-ted-talk-transcript/","name":"Read What Pope Francis Said About Power and Humility at Surprise TED Talk"}}]}] ```