Pope Leo XIV is calling for governments to speed up food assistance as he warns that resources for hunger relief are falling behind those used to sustain wars. In recent remarks reported by multiple outlets, the pope argues that conflicts are being “fed” more readily than people are being “fed,” pointing to a widening gap between humanitarian needs and available funding. Several reports cite concerns that aid money is drying up amid a severe shortfall, including reduced or delayed contributions from the United States and other countries. The pope urges authorities to strengthen financial and logistical support for efforts to combat hunger, especially in areas where war-related disruptions worsen food insecurity. While the reports vary slightly in wording—using phrases such as wars being sustained more easily than people are fed—they consistently describe the pope’s central message: that faster, more reliable food aid is needed and that current funding trends are inadequate compared with the scale and urgency of hunger caused or intensified by conflicts.