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View of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colo., where a gunman killed at least a dozen people and injured many more during a midnight showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" July 20, 2012. One year after the shooting, victims' families still mourn for those lost.

Turn to Christ for comfort, archbishop tells theatre shooting victims

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AURORA, Colo. - One year after the Aurora theatre shooting, victims' families still ached for those lost.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, appear with their newborn son outside St. Mary's Hospital in London July 23. The birth of the royal prince is a "source of joy" for people all over the world, said Archbishop Vincent Nich ols of Westminster.

English archbishop calls birth of prince 'source of joy' for world

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MANCHESTER, England - The birth of the royal prince is a "source of joy" for people around the world, said the president of the English and Welsh bishops' conference.

Women pray during a July 15 service at the New Life Word Center Church in Sanford, Fla., led by a coalition of local ministers in an effort to move the community past the George Zimmerman murder trial and verdict. After Zimmerman's July 13 acquittal in t he Trayvon Martin murder trial in Sanford, attention has now turned to how churches and communities can help heal the societal wounds of racism.

After acquittal, attention now on how to heal societal wounds of racism

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WASHINGTON - Despite weeks of testimony and evidence and 17 months of national debate about what factors led to the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., at the end of the trial July 13, it became apparent that broader issues would not go away with the verdict of acquittal.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster pictured in 2010 photo

British archbishops call new same-sex marriage law 'watershed'

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MANCHESTER, England - Britain's two leading archbishops said the new same-sex marriage law represented "a watershed in English law and heralds a profound social change."

A pro-life supporter holds a placard as protesters line the railing on the second floor of the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, July 12 as the state Senate considers a bill to restrict abortion. The Republican-led Senate the measure to adop tougher abortion regulations July 13. (CNS photo/Mike Stone, Reuters)

Texas stiffens abortion restrictions; pro-lifers rally to support bill 

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AUSTIN, Texas- The drama in Texas over abortion that drew national and international attention came to an end for the moment after the state House of Representatives then the state Senate voted to adopt tougher abortion regulations.

Security guards stand in front of the entrance of the courthouse in Rome June 28. Msgr. Nunzio Scarano, who already was suspended from his Vatican accounting job while under investigation for money laundering, was arrested June 28 and charged with fraud, corruption and slander in a separate case.

Vatican court freezes bank accounts of arrested monsignor

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's criminal court has frozen the Vatican bank accounts of a monsignor arrested in Italy and has opened its own criminal investigation into how he used the accounts.

Giuseppe Dalla Torre, presiding judge of the Vatican City State court, speaks during a July 11 Vatican news conference concerning Pope Francis' Motu proprio on criminal law matters. Dalla Torre briefed the media on changes to the Vatican's criminal code approved July 11 by the pope.

United Nations demands Vatican action on sex abuse

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GENEVA - A United Nations' committee concerned with children's rights is requesting that the Vatican provide complete details about every accusation it has ever received of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy.

Sister Kathleen Conan

Society of the Sacred Heart unifies Canadian, U.S. provinces

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ST. LOUIS - The Society of the Sacred Heart, an international congregation of women religious, has unified its provinces in Canada and the United States to form the Province of the United States-Canada.
Its headquarters will be based in St. Louis. The change became effective July 8.

Giuseppe Dalla Torre, presiding judge of the Vatican City State court, speaks during a July 11 Vatican news conference concerning Pope Francis' Motu proprio on criminal law matters. Dalla Torre briefed the media on changes to the Vatican's criminal code approved July 11 by the Pope.

Vatican updates laws; Pope expands jurisdiction of Vatican court

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has approved a major updating of the criminal laws of Vatican City State, including in areas dealing with child abuse and terrorism financing, and has ruled that any Vatican employee can be tried by the Vatican court for violating those laws.

Girls walk a street in Timbuktu, northern Mali, in June. The city was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers early this year. During the jihadists' rule, girls and women could not appear in public unless they were completely covered. Return to the north by hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people has been slow. Many were waiting for improved security in the north before venturing back home.

In Timbuktu, majority Muslims, minority Christians reject extremists

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TIMBUKTU, Mali - In this ancient city that has become synonymous with the ends of the earth, the recent terrorism of Islamist extremists belies long years of peaceful Muslim-Christian coexistence.

Workers paint waves on a mural in front of the altar July 7 Lampedusa, Italy. Pope Francis will celebrate Mass and pray for immigrants lost at sea when he visits the island July 8. Located about 70 miles from Tunisia, the island has been the destination for thousands of African immigrants seeking a better life in Europe.

Pope calls for repentance over treatment of migrants

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VATICAN CITY - Before saying a word publicly, Pope Francis made the sign of the cross and tossed a wreath of white and yellow flowers into the Mediterranean Sea in memory of the estimated 20,000 African immigrants who have died in the past 25 years trying to reach a new life in Europe.

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