Pope Francis Quotes About Hunger

• We cannot sleep peacefully while babies are dying of hunger and the elderly are without medical assistance

  Pope Francis

  Baby, Sleep, Elderly

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• We are in front of a global scandal of around one billion - one billion people who still suffer from hunger today. We cannot look the other way and pretend this does not exist. The food available in the world is enough to feed everyone.

  Pope Francis

  People, Suffering, Doe

• It hurts me when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model car, you can't do this. A car is necessary to do a lot of work, but please, choose a more humble one. If you like the fancy one, just think about how many children are dying of hunger in the world.

  Pope Francis

  Hurt, Children, Humble

  "Is it too early to say Francis is the best pope ever?". www.msnbc.com. September 12, 2013.

• This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when all over the world, unfortunately, many individuals and families are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.

  Pope Francis

  Food, Suffering, Culture

• This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!

  Pope Francis

  Fall, Economic Inequality, People

• If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal. It cannot be this way!

  Pope Francis

  Children, Food, News

  "Pope at audience: Counter a culture of waste with solidarity". en.radiovaticana.va. June 5, 2013.

• Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goes well beyond mere economic parameters. We should all remember, however, that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the the poor, the hungry!

  Pope Francis

  Food, Giving, Excess

• ...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together.

  Pope Francis

  Food, Community, Environmental

• If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing.

  Pope Francis

  Fall, People, Suffering

  "Pope Francis Insists Church Must Help Poor, Not ‘Speak Of Theology’" by Philip Pullella, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 18, 2013.

• It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit, which have reduced foodstuffs to a commodity like any other, subject to speculation, also of a financial nature, The hungry remain, at the street corner, and ask to be recognized as citizens, to receive a healthy diet. We ask for dignity, not for charity.

  Pope Francis

  Nature, Struggle, Priorities

• Each person, and every people hungers and thirsts for peace; therefore, it is necessary and urgent to build peace!

  Pope Francis

  People, Hunger And Thirst, Persons

• Cars are necessary, but take a more humble one. Think of how many children die of hunger and dedicate the savings to them.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Humble, Thinking

  "Austere Example: Pope's Message at Odds with Bishops' Lifestyle" by Peter Wensierski and Spiegel, abcnews.go.com. September 29, 2013.

• The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

  Pope Francis

  Fighting, Poverty, Causes

  Address to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress, delivered 24 September 2015, Washington, D.C.

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