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- Pope Francis at Ecumenical Prayer Service in Sudan: Those Who Choose Christ Choose Peace
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby; Pope Francis; and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, lead a prayer service for...
- ‘Be Seeds of Hope’: Pope Francis Meets 2,500 Refugees in South Sudan
  
  National Catholic Register Pope Francis meets a boy living in an IDP camp during a gathering in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4. The Holy Father...
- Investigation Into FBI, Federal Agencies’ Targeting of Christians and Pro-Lifers to Begin Next Week
  
  Courtesy of the Houck family An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested...
News from the Vatican
- Pope taps American to head Vatican’s powerful Dicastery for Bishops
  
  Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native who currently leads the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, to take over the Dicastery for Bishops.
- In Congo, South Sudan, Pope will see the Church on the frontlines
  
  Pope Francis heads to the war-torn African nations of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan this week, where the church has long been on the frontlines of relief efforts amid war, poverty...
- Pope heads to battered Congo, South Sudan as a herald of peace
  
  Pope Francis will further cement his legacy as an advocate for the suffering and marginalized this week as he heads to Africa for the fourth time, visiting the ravaged nations of the Democratic...