"There is an urgent need to address hunger and malnutrition while also tackling the structural causes that sustain them."
Pope Leo XIV made the remarks during a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on Monday 22 June.
The pontiff thanked the international organisation for its work in "saving lives in emergency situations and providing food assistance amid conflicts and natural disasters".
Addressing WFP staff, he said their work is "deeply in tune with the mission of the Catholic Church", which seeks to "defend human dignity and promote fraternity".
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