For Abandoning Climate Accord, Pope Swipes Trump on World Food Day

October 16, 2017
By Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams

Pope Francis says addressing armed conflicts and the effects of climate change are “prerequisites” for ending global hunger

Pope Francis seemed to take a jab at the United States and President Donald Trump on Monday, while speaking at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Rome headquarters for World Food Day.

The pope called on the global community to work together to solve the related issues of hunger, climate change, and the refugee crisis.