Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Pope Leo Urges World Leaders to End "Historic Offense" of Hunger

Pope Leo XIV has slammed the world’s failure to stop millions of people going hungry, blaming a “soulless economy” and calling on people to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.

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Christopher Hale
Oct 19, 2025
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World hunger is 'collective failure,' Pope Leo says on World Food Day | The  Catholic Register

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Pope Leo XIV did not mince words this week at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.

In a fiery address before world leaders marking World Food Day, the first American pope declared that the persistence of hunger in an age of abundance is intolerable — “an ethical derailment” of humanity’s course.

Citing the 673 million peopl…

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