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Pope Francis: ‘We have paid too little heed to those who are hungry’

c. 2014 Religion News Service

ROME (RNS) Market speculation and pursuit of profits are hindering the global fight against hunger and poverty, Pope Francis said Thursday (November 20).

In an address at a U.N. conference in Rome on nutrition, the pope urged the world’s wealthiest nations to do more to help those in need.