Religious freedom across Asia came under sharp scrutiny as leaders of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit warned that repression of faith communities continues to expand worldwide.
Reverend Donald Gerard Gayou, a journalist who worked in Hong Kong for the Wall Street Journal, was ordained to priesthood at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC on June 21.
Pope Francis expressed his closeness and grief for the victims and families of those who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash over Washington DC's Potomac River on January 30, 2025.
