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Pope Slams 'Collective Failure' Of World Hunger Affecting Millions

Pope Leo XIV said the scourge of hunger should 'invite us to reexamine our lifestyles, our priorities and our way of living in today's world' (Credit: AFP)

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday condemned the world's failure to stop millions of people from going hungry, blaming a "soulless economy" and calling on others to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.

"Allowing millions of human beings to live -- and die -- victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical sin," Leo said in a speech at the Rome-based UN agricultural agency.

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