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St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican arrests priest under investigation for possession of child porn

Apr 7, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Saturday Vatican police arrested former Vatican diplomat Fr. Carlo Alberto Capella, who has been under investigation for the violation... Read more

Child pornography charges increasing in Japan

Mar 26, 2018

Japan’s National Police Agency has reported that investigations for the possession and distribution of child pornography reached record levels in... Read more

Blake Lively.

Watch Blake Lively's powerful speech against child pornography

May 1, 2017

In a deeply emotional speech in New York, award winning actress Blake Lively shone a spotlight on the crisis of... Read more

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Philippines blocks websites over child pornography concerns

Jan 16, 2017

The Philippines government has blocked several commonly accessed pornography websites, on both desktop and portable devices, citing child pornography laws.  Read more

Louisiana priest immediately suspended after child porn arrest

Jul 28, 2016

Father Felix David Broussard, a priest of the Diocese of Lafayette, La., was arrested yesterday for allegedly possessing more than... Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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