World Hunger
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Tigray food crisis deepens as Catholic leaders plead for relief
Over 20 million people in Ethiopia rely on food assistance, but it was halted four months ago after the discovery... Read more
Pope Francis to UN chief: World hunger ‘a crime that violates basic human rights’
The pope called for a “new mindset” in the battle against malnutrition. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Be vigorous and resilient like legumes’
Pope Francis has encouraged people to have resilience in the fight against world hunger, drawing inspiration from the hardiness of... Read more
Pope Francis meets World Food Program head as agency warns about child hunger
Pope Francis met on Thursday with the head of the World Food Program, as the organization issued a warning that... Read more
Report: 690 million people went hungry last year
Almost 690 million people around the world were undernourished last year, according to a new United Nations report, continuing what... Read more
Vatican diplomat urges solidarity in face of growing world hunger
According to a new report from the United Nations, an estimated 690 million people went hungry in 2019 -- 10... Read more
Warning of global hunger crisis, CRS launches campaign to help
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to worsen an already tenuous food situation for millions across the globe, Catholic Relief Services... Read more
Hunger must be fought by actively going to the roots, Pope Francis says
On Monday, Pope Francis issued a lengthy appeal to address the problem of world hunger not only through talk, but... Read more
Pope Francis: World hunger is a result of indifference and selfishness
On Monday Pope Francis said that while hunger and undernourishment around the world can be an unsettling thing to confront,... Read more
It'll be tough, but this group says world hunger can end by 2030
Some of the greatest challenges to ending hunger worldwide are “fragile states” threatened by instability, conflict, and climate change, a... Read more
Few topics are more manipulated than hunger, Pope tells UN
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned the excessive consumption and misuse of food, saying that often the statistics surrounding the topic... Read more
