Pope Francis: Access to food, water a basic human right - Independent Catholic News

Pope Francis: Access to food, water a basic human right - Independent Catholic News: Pope Francis said on Wednesday, access to food and water is a basic human right, and called on believers and people of good will everywhere to take personal responsibility for the needs of their neighbours. The appeal came during the Holy Father's weekly General Audience with pilgrims in St Peter's Square. The Pope focused on feeding the hungry, the first of the Corporal Works of Mercy, during his catechesis.