In this edition

• Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says, as Naples Watches Rome

  The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV has lung adenocarcinoma, diagnosed after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a 90-minute operation in Rome.

  Rosaria Esposito · 430 words

• Bedbugs Ground a Qantas Dreamliner at Fiumicino, and Naples Takes Note

  Qantas grounded a Boeing 787 at Rome's Fiumicino airport after passengers on a 17-hour flight from Australia were bitten by bedbugs.

  Rosaria Esposito · 400 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says, as Naples Watches Rome
• Bedbugs Ground a Qantas Dreamliner at Fiumicino, and Naples Takes Note
• Pope Leo to Enter Hospital Tuesday for Lung Surgery
• Germany and Italy Seek Power to Halt New EU Laws
• Pope Leo to Undergo Lung Surgery as Naples Prepares Its Prayers
• EU Presidency Proposes €140bn Cut to Bloc's Budget in Hunt for December Deal
• Italy Studies Spain's Housing Crisis, and Naples Knows the Squeeze
• Naples on Storm Alert as the Wire Watches the South's Weather

Geography & climate

Mediterranean; hot summers, mild winters.

The Bay of Naples and Vesuvius, the Amalfi and Sorrento coasts, the fertile Campanian plain, the Apennines.

Economy & culture

Tourism, agriculture (mozzarella, San Marzano), the port of Naples, aerospace, a large informal economy.

Naples and its intense street life, Pompeii, pizza, Maradona, the contradictions of the Mezzogiorno.