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Pope Leo visits Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’ as families seek justice for children lost to toxic waste
Pope Leo XIV visits Acerra, a toxic-waste polluted area in Italy, to meet families of children who died from cancer linked to illegal dumping by the Camorra mafia. The European Court of Human Rights ruled Italy must address the health crisis caused by decades of unchecked pollution.
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