ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.

Journalist Chris Herlinger teams up with Paul Jeffrey, a United Methodist pastor and photojournalist, to tell stories of people who suffer from hunger and who work to combat it. The causes of hunger ...

Middle East peace, climate change, Ukraine; if Sisyphus were assigned one of today’s global problems, he’d plead to be returned to rock rolling. So let’s focus for a moment on a global challenge that ...

We meet the CDO of the World Food Programme who tells us how he focuses on solving problems from first principles, and how that in turn is helping his organization use data to feed the world. In a ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and ...

As global temperatures rise and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, global food security is at risk, especially in the global south. Yet the answer may already be at hand: the ...

July 29 (UPI) --The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza is "the worst-case scenario of famine," amid widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease driving a surge in hunger-related deaths, a ...

Italy FAO World Food Day Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO ...

Pope Leo XIV leaves the Global World Food Day Ceremony in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show ...