Pope Francis: 'No to wheat as weapon of war'

Agence France-Presse 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience, Saint Peter" s="" June="" Fabio="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/06/01/pope-francis.jpg"/><figcaption>Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience, Saint Peter&#x27;s Square, Vatican, June 1, 2022.<em> Fabio Frustaci, EPA-EFE </em></figcaption></figure></div><p> <br/> <br/>VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis on Wednesday pleaded against the use of grain as a weapon of war, as fears grow over a global food crisis caused by Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>&quot;Of great concern is the blockade of grain exports from Ukraine, on which the lives of millions of people depend, especially in the poorest countries,&quot; Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience.</p><p>&quot;Please do not use wheat, a staple food, as a weapon of war!&quot; he said.</p><p>The pontiff appealed for &quot;every effort to be made&quot; to &quot;guarantee the universal right to food&quot;.</p><p>Russia&#x27;s offensive in Ukraine and Western sanctions have disrupted deliveries of wheat and other commodities from the 2 countries, fueling concerns about the risk of hunger around the world.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/31/22/russian-troops-take-control-in-part-of-key-ukrainian-city">Russian troops take &#x27;control&#x27; in part of key city as oil embargo agreed</a></li></ul><p>Russia and Ukraine produce around 30 percent of the global wheat supply.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/25/22/food-shortage-looms-in-ph-amid-ukraine-war-agri-group">PH may face food shortage by 4th quarter as Ukraine war chokes supplies: agri group</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/29/22/acute-food-insecurity-hits-193-mil-people-report">Acute food insecurity hits around 193 mil. people, new high: report</a></li></ul><div> </div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2054733" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Pope Francis pleaded against the use of grain as a weapon of war, as fears grow over a global food crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

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Pope Francis: 'No to wheat as weapon of war'

Pope Francis: 'No to wheat as weapon of war'

Agence France-Presse

Published Jun 01, 2022 07:54 PM PHT

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