Pope Leo visits area near Naples polluted by toxic waste
AP News
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Families in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples are preparing to meet Pope Leo XIV during a pastoral visit.
They carry years of grief and hopes for justice after losing children to cancer linked to a mafia waste-dumping racket.
The visit to the "Land of Fires" on Saturday coincides with the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical, Laudato Si.
The European Court of Human Rights validated residents’ complaints last year, finding Italian authorities failed to address pollution.
The pope will meet families who lost young relatives, highlighting the human cost of environmental pollution.
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