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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 5, 2017 / 07:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday signed a framework agreement to govern relations between the Catholic Church and the state.Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, signed the agreement with the Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba.The framework agreement guarantees the Catholic Church’s right to carry out her mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It recognizes the legal personality of the Church and of Catholic institutions.It affirms that both the Church and the State aim to work for the moral, spiritual and material wellbeing of individuals and to promote the common good.In attendance at the signing ceremony were many bishops including Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, the apostolic nuncio to the Congo; Archbishop Anatole Milandou of Brazzaville; and Bishop Daniel Mizonzo of Nkai, president of the Congolese bishops&rsqu...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston's NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive theme....
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a conservative student at Columbia University in the mid-1980s, future Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was a political odd man out, and he was determined to speak up....
HOUSTON (AP) -- They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled, their stingy defense was a sieve....
One day he asked me why he wasn't making any headway in showing these kids how wrong they were so that they could find salvation...
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 5, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Harry Connick Jr. has spent the last 30 years entertaining America as one of Hollywood’s most versatile talents: singer, songwriter, pianist, actor, and “American Idol” host. Now he’s the star of the daytime talk show “Harry”, which airs primarily on local Fox affiliate stations nationwide.Connick’s devout Catholic faith has also guided him throughout his career, as well as his 27-year marriage to model Jill Goodacre and as a father to three daughters. Connick spoke with Carl Kozlowski for Catholic News Agency about how he ties it all together while keeping his personal value system firmly in place.CNA: You’ve spent 30 years in the public eye, singing, performing, acting, and hosting American Idol. How’d you decide now’s the time for a talk show?Connick: I was working with Justin and Eric Spangle, who used to be writers and executive producers at Letterman, on a ...
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(Vatican Radio) Romania's leftist-leaning government has scrapped a controversial decree that would have prevented law enforcement to prosecute many politicians for corruption. Sunday's decision followed the largest protests since the collapse of Communism and a bloody revolution in 1989. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: The decree scrapped Sunday would have decriminalized abuse of power offences where sums of less than 44,000 euro were involved. It would also potentially involve pardoning thousands of prisoners. One immediate beneficiary would have been Liviu Dragnea, who leads the ruling Social Democrats and faces charges of defrauding the state of 24,000 euro.The 54-year-old Dragnea was already barred from becoming prime minister because of an earlier suspended jail sentence for voter fraud.Yet, plans to prevent prosecutors to investigate him and other high ranking officials were scrapped during an emergency meeting, following days of massive protests.FRE...
Vatican City, Feb 5, 2017 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis stressed the sanctity of life and encouraged Christians to fulfill Jesus Christ’s command to be salt of the earth and light of the world.“May no one be left alone and may love defend the sense of life,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus remarks Feb. 5 to thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square.He cited the words of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: “Life is beauty, admire it. Life is life, fight for it.”“Each life is sacred,” Pope Francis continued. “Let’s pray together for those children who are in danger of interruption of pregnancy and for those who are nearing the end of life.”The Pope linked his comments to the Italian observance of the Day for Life, which fell on Sunday.He also reflected on the Sunday gospel readings, in which Jesus tells his disciples to be salt and light in the world.“We Christians are recognizable as true disciples o...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- The largest anti-government crowds since the violent 1989 revolution that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu succeeded Sunday in pressuring Romania's new government to repeal a hastily adopted decree that would have eased penalties for official corruption....
