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What is Italy's 'Land of Fires' and why is the Pope visiting it?

Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

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giovedì 21 maggio 2026·fanpage.it
La Terra dei Fuochi aspetta Papa Leone con la stessa rabbia di vent’anni fa: bonifiche mai arrivate, gli sversamenti continuano
Il 23 maggio il Pontefice sarà ad Acerra, dove incontrerà le mamme che lottano da vent'anni: il piano di bonifica presentato dall'Italia all'Europa prevede
sabato 23 maggio 2026·apnews.com
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy's 'Land of Fires'
Pope Leo XIV has visited families near Naples affected by illegal toxic dumping linked to the mafia.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

france24.com

Pope visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope Leo XIV will visit Italy's "Land of Fires" on Saturday, where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Pope Leo visits Italy's 'Land of Fires' as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste

Families in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples are preparing to meet Pope Leo XIV during a pastoral visit

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

thehindu.com

Pope Leo visits Italy's ’Land of Fires’ as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste

Pope Leo XIV visits Italy's Land of Fires, meeting families seeking justice for children lost to toxic waste-related cancer.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Pope Leo blasts ‘dizzying profits’ behind Italy’s toxic waste pollution

Pope urged the world to "reject temptations of power and enrichment linked to practices that pollute the land, water, air, and social coexistence" during a visit to Acerra

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

malaymail.com

Pope Leo decries ‘dizzying’ profits earned by companies that pollute

ACERRA (Italy), May 23 — Pope Leo today called out companies who seek “dizzying” profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an ‌area in Italy known as a...

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

theguardian.com

Pope meets families who lost children to toxic waste in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Pastoral visit took in conversations with affected residents of polluted area around Naples seeking justice

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

it.euronews.com

Papa Leone nella Terra dei Fuochi contro l'inquinamento ambientale

Il Pontefice ha visitato sabato mattina l'area in provincia di Napoli colpita dall'inquinamento ambientale e la criminalità. Appello di Leone affinché ci sia più educazione e…

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

nbcnews.com

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Leo hit out at “unscrupulous people and organizations” behind decades of mafia-linked toxic waste dumping, which has been linked to an increased rate of cancer and other ailments.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

france24.com

Pope condemns environmental harm in Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

thelocal.it

What is Italy's 'Land of Fires' and why is the Pope visiting it?

Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

lemonde.fr

Près de Naples, sur la « terre des feux », le pape Léon XIV déplore une « terre qui a payé un lourd tribut »

Ce territoire sert, depuis la fin des années 1980, de décharge et de site d’incinération illégale contaminant l’air, les sols et les nappes phréatiques. Depuis 2013, une série…

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

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El papa visita un pueblo italiano contaminado y denuncia "oscuros intereses" e impunidad

León XIV visitó la catedral para visitar el clero local y a algunas familias de víctimas de la contaminación medioambiental.

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

g4media.ro

Papa Leon, vizită simbolică în inima regiunii unde Mafia napoletană arde ilegal de decenii deșeuri toxice și îmbolnăvește sute de mii de…

Papa Leon al XIV-lea a vizitat sâmbătă localitatea italiană Acerra, în apropiere de Napoli, în inima "Ţării Focurilor", o regiune afectată de decenii de

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

infobae.com

El papa León XIV visitó la “Tierra de los Fuegos”, un pueblo italiano contaminado por los residuos tóxicos desechados por la mafia

El pontífice, siguiendo los anhelos de su predecesor Francisco y citando en varias ocasiones su encíclica medioambiental ‘Laudato Si’, tuvo un encuentro en la catedral con los…

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

euronews.com

Pope Leo XIV visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

The Terra dei Fuochi, or land of fires, is a vast area in southern Italy scarred by illegal dumping, burying and burning of waste. #EuropeNews

sabato 23 maggio 2026·

lanacion.com.ar

León XIV visitó una zona envenenada tras un millonario negocio de la mafia e hizo un llamado urgente

Estuvo en la zona conocida como “terra dei fuochi”, al norte de Nápoles, arrasada por el negocio de los residuos tóxicos, que causó terribles problemas de salud debido a una…

domenica 24 maggio 2026·

treccani.it

Papa Leone XIV ad Acerra: visita pastorale alla Terra dei Fuochi - Treccani

Il 23 maggio 2026, Papa Leone XIV si è recato ad Acerra, in provincia di Napoli, per una visita pastorale alla cosiddetta Terra de

La Terra dei Fuochi aspetta Papa Leone con la stessa rabbia di vent’anni fa: bonifiche mai arrivate, gli sversamenti continuano

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope Leo visits Italy's 'Land of Fires' as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste

Pope Leo visits Italy's ’Land of Fires’ as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste

Pope Leo blasts ‘dizzying profits’ behind Italy’s toxic waste pollution

Pope Leo decries ‘dizzying’ profits earned by companies that pollute

Pope meets families who lost children to toxic waste in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Papa Leone nella Terra dei Fuochi contro l'inquinamento ambientale

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Pope condemns environmental harm in Italy's 'Land of Fires'

What is Italy's 'Land of Fires' and why is the Pope visiting it?

Près de Naples, sur la « terre des feux », le pape Léon XIV déplore une « terre qui a payé un lourd tribut »

El papa visita un pueblo italiano contaminado y denuncia "oscuros intereses" e impunidad

Papa Leon, vizită simbolică în inima regiunii unde Mafia napoletană arde ilegal de decenii deșeuri toxice și îmbolnăvește sute de mii de…

El papa León XIV visitó la “Tierra de los Fuegos”, un pueblo italiano contaminado por los residuos tóxicos desechados por la mafia

Pope Leo XIV visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

León XIV visitó una zona envenenada tras un millonario negocio de la mafia e hizo un llamado urgente

Papa Leone XIV ad Acerra: visita pastorale alla Terra dei Fuochi - Treccani