The Vatican newspaper devoted the most prominent front-page article in its July 14 edition to the ongoing European heat waves.
“While June 2026 will be remembered as one of the hottest months on record, the data for July are equally concerning so far,” Davide Dionisi reported in “Nella morsa del caldo” (In the grip of the heat). “Across Europe, France and England experienced their hottest June on record, while the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands recorded their second-hottest June in history, with all-time temperature records set in several locations.”