Pope Francis is convening with the Curia, or the Vatican's administration, to tell them that hunger for power is infecting the church.<br /> <br />He wastes no time on holiday pleasantries.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS SAYING:<br /> <br />"(Gossip) is a serious disease that starts maybe just as a chat and then grabs the whole person turning her into a sewer of discord seeds, just like Satan, and in many cases into a cold-blooded killer of the reputation of one's colleagues and brothers. It is the sickness of the cowards, who - not having enough courage to speak directly - speak behind people's backs."<br /> <br />He speaks of the power to change.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS SAYING:<br /> <br />"A heart full of God is a happy heart, that spreads a with joy all around himself. You see him immediately. Let's not lose, then, that joyful spirit, full of sense of humor, self-ironic even, which makes of us lovely people also when the situation is difficult."<br /> <br />Pope Francis is working on