Original article and picture: Dicastery for Integral Human DevelopmentCardinal Czerny’s message for Sea Sunday 2026Every year, on the second Sunday of July, Catholic communities celebrate Sea Sunday. The theme chosen this year is “Beyond Cargo and Commerce: The Human Face of the Sea.” M. Czerny S.J., Message for Sea Sunday 2026The message emphasizes how many maritime workers today experience growing loneliness. As Cardinal Czerny recalls, citing Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas, no economic or technological system can reduce the human person to “data, a cog in a machine or a commodity” (no. Protecting marine life, promoting sustainable practices, and safeguarding the rights of maritime workers are dimensions of one single commitment to the common good.