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- Mar 3, 2021
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Pope meets with head of World Food Program, which has been flagging crises
- Jan 29, 2021
Pope Francis met with David M. Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
- Oct 16, 2020
Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to “definitely defeat hunger.”
Hunger high on list of battles that aid agency CRS faces amid pandemic
- Jul 25, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic commands global attention, for those working at organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, the health crisis is one in a long list of emergencies staff must tend to in its mission to help the world’s poorest.
Vatican’s charitable arm warns against double pandemic: COVID-19 and hunger
- Jul 17, 2020
Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican’s charitable organization, joined Pope Francis in his call for the debt forgiveness for the poorest countries, while condemning the fact that for many regions “there are two pandemics,” COVID-19 and hunger.
Vatican official calls for action after U.N. reports rising hunger rate
- Jul 15, 2020
After the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization projected a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition due to the coronavirus, a Vatican official called on the international community to work together to combat poverty.
COVID-19 pandemic seen increasing hunger, food insecurity around world
- Jul 14, 2020
On the international level, COVID-19 is not just a public health issue, but it also is a hunger issue.
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