Pope Leo XIV warns wars are 'fed' faster than people as aid money dries up
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Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech during the annual session of the executive board of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV, with, from left, former WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau, Archbishops Paul Richard Gallagher, Petar Raji and Paolo Rudelli, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, attends a meeting with employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech during the annual session of the executive board of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Former WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain at the annual session of the executive board of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
