ROME—Pope Francis deplored the impact of the four-year civil war in Yemen on Sunday, only hours before traveling to the United Arab Emirates, which has played a leading role in the war.
“I follow the humanitarian crisis in Yemen with great concern,” the pope told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square following his recitation of the noon Angelus prayer. “The population is exhausted by the long conflict and many children suffer from hunger, but it is not possible to access food stores. Brothers and sisters, the cry of these children...