Posted by: zanshin, 2009-06-14 11:58

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Pope: world hunger absolutely unacceptable

2009-06-14 (Sunday), Times of India
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI says hundreds of millions of hungry people around the world are an absolutely unacceptable reality and the economic
crisis should be seen as a chance for change.

Speaking to a crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square Sunday, Benedict addressed his message to a June 24-26 UN conference in New York on the global downturn.

Copyright © 2009 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

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