Poisoned Legacy: The Pope's Visit Exposes Italy's Toxic Shame The impending visit by Pope Leo XIV to the "Land of Fires" has brought attention to a festering wound in Italy, where the Camorra crime syndicate has dumped toxic waste for decades.
This is more than just an environmental issue – it's a human rights crisis that has left families who lost children to cancer seeking justice.
The European Court of Human Rights' ruling last year was a stern rebuke to Italy's authorities, who have known about the toxic pollution since 1988 but failed to act.