Pornography Archives

New York pastor steps aside after church’s security guard alleges assault

Dec 16, 2020

Father George W. Rutler has stepped aside from his duties as pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Manhattan after a security guard at the church alleged he sexually assaulted her in his office.

By Catholic New York

Justice Department urged to aggressively prosecute pornography vendors

May 19, 2020

A former colleague of Attorney General William Barr is backing a letter from three Catholic bishops asking Barr to aggressively pursue anti-obscenity prosecutions in the wake of increased traffic to online pornography sites with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Kurt Jensen

As Church’s expands online footprint during virus, so does porn

Mar 24, 2020

Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, the Catholic Church has expanded its digital footprint through online Masses and prayers, but at the same time the porn industry has also sought to increase its new stay-at-home audience, something a former Vatican spokesman criticized as immoral and derogatory toward women.

By Elise Ann Allen

Fla. diocese declares Safe Haven Sunday to focus on harms of pornography

Feb 22, 2020

Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg has declared Feb. 23 as Safe Haven Sunday, a day when parishes in the diocese set aside time to address “the pervasive problem of pornography and its devastating effects on marriages and families.”

By Catholic News Service

New documentary seeks to mobilize Christians in fighting sex trafficking

Jan 26, 2020

A powerful new documentary on sex trafficking, being shown in select theaters Jan. 23 only and then for a month at churches that sign up to host a screening, makes its intentions clear from the outset.

By Denis Grasska

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

Nov 14, 2019

Pope Francis called Thursday for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children from accessing pornography online.

By Nicole Winfield