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A family sits in a tent at camp for refugees at Kenya's border town with Ethiopia, Moyale, about 484 miles north of capital Nairobi, on March 17, 2018 after fleeing Ethiopia.

U.S. bishops appeal to leaders to do more to ensure food security around the globe

Aug 7, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

Bishop David J. Malloy cited numbers that estimated about 258 million people in 58 countries experienced crisis-level acute hunger in... Read more

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Catholic food pantries struggle with demand as inflation soars

Aug 20, 2022

By Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder

Amid the highest levels of inflation seen in the United States in four decades, food pantries across the country —... Read more

Children in South Sudan.

Food insecurity worsening in many countries, CRS warns

Mar 10, 2021

By CNA Staff

Global hunger has reached an alarming level and could grow worse as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, said Catholic Relief... Read more

Amid coronavirus, 'food deserts' thinly stretch aid groups

Apr 28, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened the problem of food insecurity in many areas of the US already classified as “food... Read more