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February 14, 2019

Pope encourages sustainable development in rural areas to eradicate poverty, hunger

Pope Francis addresses the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome Feb. 14, 2019.
ROME – Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
October 14, 2016

In message, Pope reflects on food production and climate change

Pope Francis leads a Marian vigil in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 8.

VATICAN CITY – Particularly as climate change threatens food production, people need to rediscover the benefits of living simply and with respect for the earth and stop looking at food primarily as an economic commodity to exploit, Pope Francis said.

Published in Faith