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Fr. Ismael Moreno Coto, better known as Padre Melo, has been the target of a smear campaign, say the Jesuits.

Jesuits condemn rights violations in Honduras

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The Jesuits of North America are calling out the government of Honduras for “the deterioration of the rule of law,” and backing up a condemnation of Honduras’ political class by the country’s conference of Catholic bishops.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera speaks at the government house in Santiago after signing a bill that removes the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children July 11, 2019. The screen says that time is not an excuse.

Chile removes statute of limitations on sex abuse cases

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VATICAN CITY -- As the Catholic Church in Chile continues to deal with the fallout of clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up, the Chilean government passed a law removing the statute of limitations on sex abuse crimes against children.

Balloons decorate an event for community activists and local government leaders to mark the one-year-out launch of the 2020 census efforts in Boston April 1, 2019.

Census to go forward without citizenship question

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WASHINGTON -- In a July 11 announcement from the Rose Garden, President Donald Trump said he was ending his efforts to add a citizenship question to the census and would instead direct federal agencies by executive order to provide data about the country's citizens and noncitizens to the U.S. Commerce Department.

Co-writers and directors Chuck Konzelman, standing, and Cary Solomon, right, review a scene during the filming of "Unplanned," the story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director, and her decision to join the pro-life movement. The two men said a White House social media summit July 11, 2019, was a needed opportunity for conservatives to discuss how Facebook, Twitter and Google and other outlets are shutting out their voices.

Directors of 'Unplanned' say White House summit needed

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WASHINGTON -- The directors of "Unplanned," the life-affirming, true story of a Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life activist, described a White House summit on social media as a needed opportunity for conservatives to discuss how Facebook, Twitter and Google and other outlets are shutting out their voices.

Family members of victims react while praying during the reopening ceremony of St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 12, 2019, months after it was closed because of an Easter bombing. A top British official said the government would commit itself to a robust defense of persecuted Christians following a new report into their plight.

U.K. to defend persecuted Christians throughout world

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MANCHESTER, England -- A top British official said the government would commit itself to a robust defense of persecuted Christians following a new report into their plight.

California state Sen. Jerry Hill, a Democrat, listens to another state legislator on the Senate floor at the California Capitol in Sacramento May 9, 2019. In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved July 8 by Hill amid a grassroots campaign mounted by the state's Catholics, members of other faith groups and religious liberty advocates from across the United States.

Bill against seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing

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LOS ANGELES -- In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved by its sponsor amid a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state's Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington July 3, 2019.

At Capitol Hill, faith-based organizations shine light on human trafficking

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WASHINGTON -- At age 9, growing up in Cameroon, Evelyn Chumbow had dreams of coming to the United States, thinking she'd live like the characters in TV shows such as "The Cosbys" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which she believed depicted life here.

Judge blocks Ohio's ban on abortions after fetal heartbeat detected

Judge blocks Ohio's ban on abortions after fetal heartbeat detected

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CINCINNATI -- A federal judge July 3 granted a preliminary injunction blocking an Ohio ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

President Donald Trump gives his Fourth of July speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington July 4, 2019.

Trump spotlights religious sister, Catholic flight director of Apollo 11

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WASHINGTON -- In his "Salute to America" speech July 4 at the Lincoln Memorial, President Donald Trump praised the work and dedication of a woman religious and the Catholic man who was the flight director of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

A man protests during a vigil held outside St. Louis University College Church ahead of the 2014 execution of death-row inmate Herbert Smulls of St. Louis. The revision to section 2267 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which took effect Aug. 2, calls capital punishment "an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person," and commits the church to work "with determination" for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

Kentucky judge declares death penalty protocol unconstitutional

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Franklin County Circuit judge ruled July 2 that Kentucky's death penalty regulations are unconstitutional because they fail to provide for an automatic stay of execution for intellectually disabled inmates.

Washington state bishops: immigration reform a 'disappointing reality'

Washington state bishops: immigration reform a 'disappointing reality'

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SEATTLE -- Washington's bishops have issued a call for "comprehensive immigration reform that honors the dignity of those seeking a better life in the United States, while also addressing the legitimate need for safe and secure borders."

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