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A "porn kills love" bill board seen in San Francisco in 2015. The anti-porn group Fight the New Drug has been pushing a social media campaign to show the harmful effects of pornography through scientific research.

Organizations combat trend toward moral acceptance of pornography

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WASHINGTON – A recent Gallup poll found that most Americans deem pornography largely unacceptable, but that majority is shrinking.

Family members comfort Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, as his casket arrives July 14 for a funeral service at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn. Church officials said the mother of 32-year-old man, who was not Catholic, requested the cathedral hold an ecumenical service for her son. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer July 6.

Black Catholic Congress urges prayer for peace in U.S.

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BALTIMORE – The National Black Catholic Congress July 13 issued a prayer and call to action following a week of violence across the United States that saw police in Louisiana and Minnesota shoot two suspects and a sniper in Dallas kill police officers.

A sign protesting a recent North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access is seen in the bathroom stalls at the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., on May 3, 2016.

Poll: Evangelicals differ from most Americans on transgender morality

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A survey of 1,000 Americans by Nashville-based evangelical research firm LifeWay Research finds 6 in 10 Americans don’t believe it is morally wrong for people to identify with a gender different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

The augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendo is shown on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration taken in Palm Springs, California on July 11, 2016.

How Pokemon is luring millennials to the church (parking lot)

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If your church is suddenly overtaken by millennials with their heads stuck in their phones, you can thank Pokemon.

Elias Melkite Catholic Church in al-Qaa, Lebanon, displays photos July 10 of residents killed during suicide bombings in late June.

Christian town along Lebanese-Syrian border vows to defy fear of ISIS

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AL-QAA, Lebanon – Boulos al-Ahmar had just driven the ambulance to the scene of the explosion when more bombs detonated, killing him. When Majed Wehbe heard the first explosions near his home, he ran to the scene to help, only to arrive in time for the next set of explosions. 

Paramedics rush a young woman to a waiting ambulance July 14 as they evacuate victims from the scene where a truck crashed into the crowd during the Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France. More than 80 people were killed and the death toll was rising.

Pope calls attack on Nice act of 'blind violence'

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day celebrations in France, calling it an act of "blind violence.”

A photo of the Main Building at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Catholic research university is going to establish a centre and a Catholic church in Dublin, Ireland.

University of Notre Dame to start centre at Catholic church in Dublin

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WASHINGTON – Officials at the University of Notre Dame say a centre the Indiana university will establish at a Catholic church in Ireland will offer a haven for those seeking to reignite their faith, a debating ground for those who have questions and a magnet for non-Catholics who want to learn about the faith.

An exam room at the Planned Parenthood South Austin Health Center is seen in Austin, Texas, June 27.

Injunction placed on Indiana abortion law; Planned Parenthood closes site

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INDIANAPOLIS – A federal judge has put on hold an Indiana law that makes it illegal for women in the state to have an abortion solely based on the race, gender or disability of a fetus.

Riot police detain residents after a protest by taxi drivers turned violent July 4 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The nation's church leaders called on the government to listen to the cries of its suffering citizens, warning that their grievances could Òsoon explode into civil unrest if not addressed.

Zimbabwe's church leaders warn of unrest if citizens' protests not heard

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HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's church leaders called on the government to listen to the cries of its suffering citizens, warning that their grievances could "soon explode into civil unrest if not addressed."

U.S. Capitol Police officers stand outside the Capitol July 8 in Washington. In a bipartisan 245-182 vote, House members July 13 passed the Conscience Protection Act, which would provide legal protection to doctors, nurses, hospitals and all health care providers who choose not to provide abortions as part of their health care practice.

U.S. House members in bipartisan vote pass Conscience Protection Act

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WASHINGTON – In a bipartisan 245-182 vote, House members July 13 passed the Conscience Protection Act, which would provide legal protection to doctors, nurses, hospitals and all health care providers who choose not to provide abortions as part of their health care practice.

A file photo of an ambulance in Rome, Italy from 2012. Vatican tours Rome's peripheries has donated a mobile medical unit to offer free health care in the Italian capital.

Mobile medical unit from Vatican hits Rome's peripheries to help poor

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VATICAN CITY – A mobile medical unit donated by the Vatican tours Rome's peripheries, offering free health care to those in need.

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