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Null / Chinnapong / ShutterstockRome Newsroom, May 2, 2023 / 08:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis has praised the Billings method of natural family planning as "a valuable tool" for married couples that also provides needed education about the meaning of the conjugal act."In the second half of the last century, as pharmacological research for fertility control expanded and the contraceptive culture was on the rise, John and Evelyn Billings conducted careful scientific research and developed a simple method, accessible to women and couples, for natural knowledge of fertility, offering the...

Pope Francis stands on an altar erected outside the Parliament Building in Budapest's Kossuth Lajos' Square during a public outdoor Mass on April 30, 2023. / Vatican MediaCNA Staff, Apr 30, 2023 / 05:47 am (CNA).During an outdoor Mass in Budapest on Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis called on Hungarians to be "open and inclusive," reflecting on how Jesus wants his flock to share the abundant life they've received from him."Though we are diverse and come from different communities, the Lord has brought us together, so that his immense love can enfold us in one embrace,...

In his address to a Catholic university in Hungary, Pope Francis spoke about the false freedoms offered by both communism and consumerism, and encouraged people to seek out Christ's truth. / Vatican NewsRome, Italy, Apr 30, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA).Speaking at a Catholic university in Hungary on Sunday, Pope Francis warned of the risk of technological domination and the threat it poses to culture and to our human ecology.He also spoke about the false freedoms offered by both communism and consumerism, and encouraged people to seek out Christ's truth.On April 30 the pope addressed around 250 peopl...

South Carolina State House . Credit: Real Window Creative/Shutterstock / nullWashington D.C., Apr 28, 2023 / 16:42 pm (CNA).Pro-life bills that would have restricted abortion in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to pass their state legislatures on Thursday after a small number of dissenting Republicans joined Democratic lawmakers to oppose the legislation in both states.In both states, the measures failed by one vote.NebraskaA Nebraska bill, which needed a two-thirds vote in the state's unicameral Legislature, would have banned most abortions after six weeks. The "Nebraska Heartbeat Ac...

Pope Francis holds a puzzle cube during his meeting with young people at a sports arena in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2023. / Vatican MediaBudapest, Hungary, Apr 29, 2023 / 10:16 am (CNA).Editor's note: Pope Francis on Saturday met with thousands of young people gathered at the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna. Speaking at the end of his second day of his three-day visit to Hungary's capital, the Holy Father encouraged his audience to be energetic disciples of Jesus, who "wants us to be alive, active, ready to take charge." Below is the official English translation of his addr...