The Congolese bishops voiced their concern over rising tension in Congo after President Joseph Kabila unilaterally nominated Bruno Tshibala as prime minister over the objection of opposition parties.
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Nancy Pelosi says pro-life Americans are welcome in Democratic Party
“Most of those people—my family, extended family—are not pro-choice. You think I’m kicking them out of the Democratic Party?”
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Girl Scouts no longer “compatible” with Gospel, Archdiocese of Kansas City says
The Archdiocese of Kansas City said that Girl Scouts is “no longer a compatible partner in helping us form young women with the virtues and values of the Gospel.”
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Irish Jesuit, dapper gentleman-turned-Catholic healer, will be beatified by Pope Francis
Father Sullivan’s life straddled two centuries, two traditions and two cultures.
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South Sudanese fleeing war are finding refuge in Catholic cathedral
Last June, fighting broke out between soldiers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and a mixture of local opposition groups and members of other ethnic communities.
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Why Catholic leaders are advocating for Palestinian political prisoners
The prisoners are seeking an improvement in their prison conditions and an end to administrative detention.
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Pope Francis calls for end of violence in Venezuela after deadly protests
The country has descended into chaos after years of food shortages and economic turmoil under embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s government
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Protestors bring Pope Francis’ call to protect creation to climate march
Hundreds of Catholics joined the People’s Climate March to call for moral and prayerful action to protect creation.
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Order of Malta braces for major changes after the election of its new leader
Dalla Torre—who is known as Fra’ Giacomo—was elected as “lieutenant” of the Grand Master, a temporary position with a one-year term.
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True faith means loving others to the extreme, pope tells Egypt’s Catholics
The only kind of fanaticism that is acceptable to God is being fanatical about loving and helping others, Pope Francis said on his final day in Egypt.