Pope Leo urges end to pollution, criticises profits earned
Pope Leo on Saturday called out companies who seek “dizzying” profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an area in Italy known as a hotbed for illegal dumping of toxic waste.
On a visit to Acerra, about 220 km (137 miles) south of Rome, the first US pope urged the world to “reject temptations of power and enrichment linked to practices that pollute the land, water, air, and social coexistence”.
Leo said he wanted to come to the area near Naples known as the “Land of Fires” –...
Pope visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'
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