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A dry fountains is seen in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on July 24. The Vatican says it is shutting off all its fountains, including those in St. Peter's Square, because of Italy's drought. (Alessandro Di Meo/ANSA via AP)
Politics & SocietyNews
AP
Meteorologists say spring 2017 was Italy's third-driest in some 60 years. The drought has put Rome at risk for drastic water rationing, a measure being considered later this week by authorities.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Sheryl Luna
We all unfold as music. / Our desire appears each morning.
FaithNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
Allowing the pipeline through the property would run contrary to the congregation's Land Ethic.
Politics & SocietyNews
Mary Durran - Catholic News Service
Bishop Roque Paloschi condemns the Brazilian government over the removal of constitutional protections for indigenous peoples.
Arts & CultureBooks
Ryan Harper
If Thoreau’s words merely decorate the playrooms of grown children, his burial is long overdue.
Arts & CultureMusic
Christine E. McCarthy
The texture and variety of Stevens's new album creates liminal spaces between the sacred and the profane.