Rome is reeling from one of its worst droughts in decades, the Vatican is doing its part to conserve water by shutting down the city-state’s 100 fountains, a decision clearly in line with Laudato ’Si, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical.

Vatican turns off its fountains
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