An increase in religious persecution around the globe was fueled in part by a rise in authoritarianism, according to a recent annual report.

La Misa anual por el “Día de Oración y Recuerdo de los Marineros y la Gente del Mar”, celebrada en la cripta de la Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción de Washington, honró la memoria de seis trabajadores hispanos que perdieron la vida en el fatídico derrumbe del puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore.

The annual “Mass for the Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea” celebrated at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington honored the memory of six Hispanic workers who lost their lives in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Bishop Adam Parker about the experience of getting onto the Dali and the importance of praying for the crew, their families and those who died in the accident.

In the latest comment from the Vatican on “Fiducia Supplicans,” the controversial declaration issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in December 2023 that includes guidelines on the blessing of same-sex couples, Pope Francis clarified that he didn’t allow blessings of “the union” but of “each person.”