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Carl Anderson, leader of the Knights of Columbus fraternal order and one of the most influential lay Catholics in the church, has said that abortion outweighs all other issues in the presidential campaign and Catholics cannot vote for a candidate who supports abortion rights.

Knights of Columbus leader says Catholics cannot vote for abortion advocates

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Carl Anderson, leader of the Knights of Columbus fraternal order and one of the most influential lay Catholics in the church, has said that abortion outweighs all other issues in the presidential campaign and Catholics cannot vote for a candidate who supports abortion rights.

A displaced Iraqi woman carries her sleeping child July 16 at a refugee camp near Mosul, Iraq.

Iraqi, Syrian minorities discuss what they would need to return home

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WASHINGTON – Security tops the list of what Christians of Iraq and Syria want before they'll consider returning to areas they fled when the Islamic State and other extremist groups took over.

People hold a banner with a picture of French priest Father Jacques Hamel, which reads, "Where there is hatred, let me sow love," after a July 27 Mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Father Jacques Hamel was killed in a July 26 attack on a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen by assailants linked to Islamic State groups.

Catholics urged not to give in to hatred after French priest's death

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WASHINGTON – While Catholics mourn the senseless killing of a beloved French priest church leaders have emphasized that shock and grief over this attack cannot fuel hatred against Muslims or immigrants.

Krakow's Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, who died Aug. 2 at the age of 89, is pictured in this 2011 file photo during Mass in Piekary Slaskie, Poland.

Cardinal Macharski, 89, retired archbishop of Krakow, dies

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VATICAN CITY – As World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow wrapped up, Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, the retired success to St. John Paul II as archbishop of the host city, died Aug. 2 at the age of 89.

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Father Jacques Hamel Aug. 2 outside the cathedral in Rouen, France. Father Hamel was killed July 26 in an attack on a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen; the attack was carried out by assailants linked to the Islamic State.

At Father Hamel's funeral, Rouen archbishop urges forgiveness

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ROUEN, France – During the Aug. 2 funeral Mass for Father Jacques Hamel, killed a week earlier by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State, Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen stressed the need for forgiveness.

Pope Francis speaks with journalists aboard his July 31 flight from Krakow, Poland, to Rome.

Pope Francis will await judgment on Cardinal Pell over sex abuse claims

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ROME – Pope Francis says he will not address sexual abuse allegations against the Vatican’s finance minister, Cardinal George Pell, until Australian judicial authorities complete their investigation.

Pope Francis speaks with journalists aboard his July 31 flight from Krakow, Poland, to Rome.

It's not right to equate Islam with violence, Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KRAKOW, Poland – An economy that focuses on the God of money, not human beings, is the foundation of terrorism, Pope Francis said.

A photo of slain Father Jacques Hamel is seen among flowers at a makeshift memorial in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near Rouen, France, July 27.

Slain French priest was attack on 'all of us,' imam said

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WASHINGTON – Father Jacques Hamel's gruesome murder in northern France July 26 – by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State – prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world.

Delegates bow their heads in prayer during the invocation at the start of the first session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016.

Two conventions, two nominees, and a whole new culture war

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PHILADELPHIA – Since the late 1970s, the political battle lines in the culture war have been clearly drawn and easily understood.

African refugees wait to receive clothing near tents where they dwell temporarily on a street in Rome July 14. A papal think tank is convening to tackle the global refugee crisis.

Papal academy convenes summit to tackle world refugee crisis

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VATICAN CITY – A papal think tank is convening a summit to tackle the threat to global stability posed by today's refugee crisis.

The California State Capitol from 2006. A gay protection bill headed for the state legislature's floor for consideration is seen by some as targeting religious schools.

Bill aimed to protect #LGBT students' rights said to target religious colleges

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WASHINGTON – A small independent Catholic college in Escondido, California, has joined the opponents of a state law aimed at banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students by depriving colleges of state and federal student-aid funds.

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