Archive for February 4, 2023

Mark Wahlberg starts as Father Stuart Long in "Father Stu: Reborn."?w=200&h=150

By Aaron Lambert

‘There is power in suffering’: Meet the bishop who ordained the real-life Father Stu

Father Stuart Long was ordained a priest by Bishop George Leo Thomas in 2007 after God took the crooked lines... Read more

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis holds moment of silence for slain priests and religious in South Sudan

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious on the second day of his historic visit to South Sudan. Read more

Pope Francis interacted with an energetic crowd of 65,000 young adults and catechists at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 2, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Priest, 5 students arrested for chants against president after Pope Francis event in DRC

The students and Father Guy Julien Muluku were detained nearly 34 hours before being released shortly before 10 p.m. on... Read more

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of Christians and pro-lifers to begin next week

A primary focus of the investigation will be the Biden administration’s targeting of pro-lifers through the Freedom of Access to... Read more

Pope Francis meets a boy living in an IDP camp during a gathering in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis meets 2,500 refugees in South Sudan

South Sudan has the largest refugee crisis in Africa. Read more

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby; Pope Francis; and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, lead a prayer service for Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian christians in Juba, Sudan.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Francis at ecumenical prayer service in Sudan: Those who choose Christ choose peace

About 50,000 people attended the ecumenical prayer service. Read more