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The Supreme Court of the United States decided Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, to hear the case of Gerald Groff, a Christian former postal worker in rural Pennsylvania, who was reprimanded and threatened with being fired for refusing to work on Sundays. / First Liberty Institute YouTubeWashington D.C., Jan 17, 2023 / 13:17 pm (CNA).The Supreme Court of the United States decided Friday to hear the case of Gerald Groff, a Christian former postal worker in rural Pennsylvania who was reprimanded and threaten...

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Pope Francis prays in front of a crucifix during his general audience on Oct. 26, 2022. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jan 17, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis expressed his closeness on Tuesday to the victims of a church bombing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that killed at least 14 people and injured more than 60."In prayer, the Holy Father entrusts the deceased and the wounded to the mercy of God. He implores Christ, the Lord of Life, that the afflicted may find consolation a...

Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. / Credit: Diane MontagnaRome, Italy, Jan 17, 2023 / 07:21 am (CNA).Cardinal Joseph Zen has said that he is "very concerned" about what could happen with the ongoing Synod on Synodality and that he is praying that "our pope will have greater wisdom."In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Giornale published on Jan. 17, Zen ...

Null / ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Jan 17, 2023 / 07:50 am (CNA).A Christian nurse practitioner has filed a federal lawsuit against CVS Health, charging that a CVS pharmacy wrongly fired her from her job after it ended her longtime accommodation of her religious objections to contraceptives and abortion-causing drugs.Attorneys with the Plano, Texas-based religious freedom legal group First Liberty Institute say Robyn Straders case is important for all Americans who might face pressure to choose b...

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Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech during the Aug 28 1963 march on Washington DC. / nullWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).The president of the U.S. Catholic bishops is remembering Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while observing the federal holiday on Monday, Jan. 16."Today, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday, we reflect on his legacy of a n...

Chika Anyanwu (left) and Father Josh Johnson / Credit: FOCUS SEEK23 / FOCUSSt. Louis, Mo., Jan 16, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).Two prominent Catholic speakers and evangelists say they have seen some progress in terms of Catholics being willing to listen to the experiences of those who have experienced racism, and an openness among many Catholics to acknowledge racism as a sin and as a continued problem in U.S. society."How can we do better, I think, is to continue to lean into the Lord in Scriptu...

Pope Francis prayed for peace in his Angelus address following Mass in L'Aquila, Italy. / Pope Francis prayed for peace in his Angelus address following Mass in L'Aquila, Italy.Vatican City, Jan 16, 2023 / 07:55 am (CNA).Pope Francis offered his condolences after at least 69 people died in a plane crash in Nepal on Sunday.The pope sent a condolence telegram to Nepals President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Jan. 16 after Yeti Airlines flight 691 crashed as it was attempting to land in the Nepa...