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Marital Crisis as a Cause of the Church’s Crisis: What a Study Reveals and 4 Recommendations for Addressing It

Sacramental marriages in the United States have fallen by nearly 75% over roughly half a century. In 2023, the country recorded 111,245 Catholic weddings against 401,654 Catholic funerals, even as the Catholic population reportedly grew from 54 million to 75 million over the longer period covered by the comparison. Across American society, the marriage rate has declined by 65% since 1970

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Peru will draw 3.1 million people, according to the government, and will generate significant economic benefits

According to projections from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, more than 3.1 million people will travel around the country in connection with the visit, with approximately half of that movement concentrated in Lima. Authorities also anticipate around 550,000 domestic trips and more than 300 million soles in tourism spending across Lima, Chiclayo, Cajamarca, Cusco and Pucallpa.