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Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV denounces use of hunger as ‘weapon of war’ in message to UN conference

Jun 30, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in a message to the U.N. Food... Read more

A woman and a girl in Tigray walk with supplies. The founder and CEO of the global school-feeding charity Mary’s Meals visited northern Ethiopia in March and confirmed reports of a widespread hunger crisis unfolding rapidly in Tigray in the aftermath of a two-year civil war and ongoing drought.

Where children are hungry: famine hot spots and Catholic groups that are helping

May 27, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Approximately 350 million people are in dire need of food globally, including vast numbers of children. Catholic groups are on... Read more

Refugees from South Sudan.

Starvation, disease threaten South Sudan

Feb 19, 2014

Violence in South Sudan has put people in parts of the Diocese of Malakal at risk of starvation, as well... Read more