Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Pope Leo XIV has strongly condemned the world's inability to end hunger, describing it as a "collective failure" and an "ethical aberration." Speaking at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) 80th anniversary in Rome, he criticized a "soulless economy" that prioritizes profit over human dignity and allows millions to suffer from food scarcity.

He stated that the persistence of hunger is a moral stain on humanity, highlighting that millions continue to live and die as victims of an unjust system. The Pope urged world leaders to confront the growing inequality that allows a few to live in abundance while countless others struggle to survive. He emphasized that hunger at such a scale reflects huma...