In Italy’s ‘Land of Fires,’ Pope Leo XIV Laments ‘the Cry of Creation and the Poor’

May 23, 2026 World News

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Acerra, Italy, May 23, 2026. The Pope was visiting the so-called ‘Land of Fires’ near Naples where illegal waste dumping has created a yearslong health crisis.

The Holy Father said Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si is a framework for addressing the social and environmental crises of the region.

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