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Pope Francis met the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023 / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2023 / 03:20 am (CNA).The enthusiasm, joy, and missionary zeal of Congolese Catholics give oxygen to the whole Church, Pope Francis said during his final meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday."As a Church we need to breathe the pure air of the Gospel, to dispel the tainted air of worldliness, to safeguard the young heart ...

Pope Francis addresses South Sudans government and members of the diplomatic corps Feb. 3, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2023 / 11:36 am (CNA).On the first day of his peace pilgrimage, Pope Francis begged the leaders of South Sudan to work together to put an end to bloody conflict and violence in their country."In the name of God, of the God to whom we prayed together in Rome, of the God who is gentle and humble in heart, the God in whom so many people of this beloved country b...

Null / Kalle Gustafsson via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).Boston, Mass., Feb 3, 2023 / 13:22 pm (CNA).The Satanic Temple, a political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in public spaces, has announced that it will be opening a free abortion clinic in New Mexico offering prescriptions for drugs that cause abortion."TST is proud to expand reproductive options for our members. This is just the beginning," said Erin Helian, executive director of campaign operations for the group....

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 2022. Risch is the primary sponsor of the American Values Act. / Photo by AL DRAGO/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesWashington D.C., Feb 3, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would expand and make permanent current laws that are designed to prevent the federal government from funding abortions in other countries through foreign aid. The bill, k...

Young people from eastern Congo lay down the machetes and knives used to kill their families at the foot of Christs cross to symbolize their forgiveness in a moving encounter with Pope Francis during his trip to the country Feb. 1, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Feb 1, 2023 / 13:07 pm (CNA).In a moving encounter with Pope Francis, children from eastern Congo laid down the machetes and knives used to kill their families at the foot of Christs cross to symbolize their forgiveness."I plac...

After being acquitted of federal charges by a jury in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, Mark Houck embraces and kisses his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck. Also with Houck are his son Mark Houck Jr., 14, and his daughter, Ava Houck, 12. / Joe Bukuras/CNABoston, Mass., Feb 1, 2023 / 13:31 pm (CNA).Mark Houck, the pro-life father of seven who was acquitted Monday in federal court of charges of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, said he is planning to sue the FBI and oth...

Father Luis Enrique Guillén. / Credit: Archdiocese of San JoséCNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).Father Luis Enrique Guillén left a police career in the National Intelligence and Security Directorate of Costa Rica to give his life to the Lord in the Catholic priesthood."The experience of the priesthood is very beautiful. It has been a bit of everything, but I can openly say that nothing I gained before compares to what God has given me in this ministry," Guillén, a priest n...

Father Georges Lemaitre. / Credit: VRT/YouTubeCNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).A Belgian television station has rediscovered a 20-minute video in which Father Georges Lemaitre, considered the father of the Big Bang theory, explains what the origin of the universe may have been like.Lemaitre was a Belgian astrophysicist known for being the first academic to propose the theory of the expansion of the universe from a massive explosion of what he called a "primordial atom" or &qu...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends Columbus Day parade in New York City. / lev radin / ShutterstockCNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA).The Biden Administrations proposal to force employers to offer contraception in their health insurance plans even if they have moral objections to it is "disheartening," Cardinal Timothy Dolan said Wednesday.On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule that would leave in place the current exemption for ...

On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congos conflict-ridden eastern region. / Vatican MediaWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 1, 2023 / 15:20 pm (CNA).In a meeting with Catholic Congolese charities on Wednesday, Pope Francis praised the work being done to assist those in poverty and emphasized the importance of Christian charity as an integral part of the faith. "What cau...