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Holy See’s delegation to the UN to address scourge of internet pornography

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Vatican City, Mar 13, 2025 / 08:30 am (CNA).

TheHolySee’sdelegationtotheUnitedNationsisorganizingaMarch19eventinconjunctionwiththe69thSessionoftheCommissionontheStatusofWomentitled“TheScourgeofPornographyintheDigitalAge.” ThiseventwilladdressthesocialimpactresultingfromthewidespreadavailabilityofpornographiccontentontheinternetandwilltakeplaceattheU.N.headquartersinNewYork. Theconferencewillfeatureexpertsinlaw,psychology,andpastoralcarewhowillanalyzethesocialconsequencesofpornography,especiallyforwomenandchildren. SpeakerswillincludeArchbishopGabrieleCaccia,permanentobserveroftheHolySeetotheUnitedNations;JuliaDezelski,associatedirectorformarriageandfamilylifeattheUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishops’(USCCB)SecretariatofLaity,Marriage,FamilyLife,andYouth;MariaParker,assistantdirectorforthelaityatthesecretariat;andEleanorKennellyGaetan,vicepresidentanddirectorofpublicpolicyattheNationa