VATICAN CITY, Rome — Highlighting how millions of many people around the glone continue to suffer from hunger while so much food is wasted, Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics Christians to join him this May in praying that everyone might have food.
In his monthly ‘Pray with the Pope’ video, which is prepared by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the American pontiff released his prayer intention for the month of May to invite the faithful into praying for those who are hungry and without basic necessities.
In his prayer, Pope Leo recognized with sorrow that millions of Christian brothers and sisters continue to suffer from hunger even as so many goods are wasted at most dinner tables.
According to the World Food Programme’s 2026 Global Outlook, 318 million people will face food crisis or even worse situations this year. It also warned that the conflict in the Middle East could push an additional 45 million people into facing dire hunger before the middle of this year.
“(I pray) that the Lord may awaken in us a new awareness: that we learn to give thanks for every food, to consume simply, to share with joy and to care for the fruits of the earth as a gift from You, destined for all, not just a few,” he sipplicated.
He added that Jesus make (people) capable of “transforming the logic of selfish consumption into a culture of solidarity,” through our communities by promoting concrete gestures, including awareness campaigns, food banks and a sober and responsible lifestyle.
“You who sent us Your beloved Son Jesus, broken bread for the life of the world, give us a new heart, hungry for justice and thirsty for fraternity,” he prayed further.
In ending his video, the pope Leo concluded by praying, “may no one be excluded from the common table, and may Your Spirit teach us to see bread not as an object of consumption but as a sign of communion and care. Amen.”