Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticised the growing bureaucracy that is obstructing humanitarian aid delivery worldwide, even as weapons flow freely and fuel conflicts.
The Pope made the remarks on Monday during a visit to the headquarters of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome.
He appealed to the international community to increase funding for fighting hunger and its root causes while removing obstacles that prevent aid from reaching those in need.
“It is precisely within the gap between acknowledgement in principle and prioritisation in practice that we witness the progressive bureaucratisation of solidarity alongside the quiet commodification of human life,” the Pontiff said.
Pope Leo XIV lamented that humanitarian action is increasingly burdened by bureaucratic procedures that delay assistance, while access to essential goods, including food, is often influenced by economic or strategic considerations.
“As a result, those who do not generate quantifiable value risk becoming invisible,” he added.
He highlighted a troubling imbalance: while
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