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Catholics must reject ‘sectarian partisan lens’ and ‘live the truth’ of their faith, says former congressman
Despite being labeled a Democratic “heretic” by the media for his pro-life stand and his support for traditional marriage, former Congressman Dan Lipinski told a Washington conference he never backed down from “what I knew was true.”
Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 narrative engages in post-truth journalism, Catholic scholars warn
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked bipartisan controversy on Capitol Hill after a March 6 package on his program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” depicted the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “mostly peaceful chaos.” Catholic political observers called the package a false portrayal of the day’s events.
‘Noble profession’ of journalism must convey the truth, pope says
The work of journalists is to listen and convey the truth of what was really said, Pope Francis told a Catholic weekly magazine.
Pro-life pregnancy centers criticize AP’s new ‘anti-abortion’ terminology
Pregnancy centers are criticizing The Associated Press for instructing journalists to use terminology that brands them as centers against abortion.
Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, pope says
The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.
Montse Alvarado named president, COO of EWTN News
Montse Alvarado, vice president and executive director of Becket, the Washington-based religious liberty firm, has been named president and chief operating officer of EWTN News Inc., the EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Jan. 23.
Most popular stories and commentaries of 2022 on CatholicReview.org
The most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2022
Aquila: Media claim church teaching helped prompt gay bar shooting is ‘lie’
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it irresponsible and a “flat out lie” for The Denver Post daily newspaper and some other local media to scapegoat Catholic teaching on human sexuality as a reason for hatred against transgender people and the wider LGBTQ community that led to a mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar.
Loss of print media seen as posing challenges to U.S. church communications
Catholic media, like their secular counterpart, is facing a day of reckoning caused by the rapid switch from print to digital media, as well as financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.
With America magazine pope talks about church division, women, abortion
In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops’ conference.
Father Doyle, a former CNS columnist and Albany, N.Y., pastor, dies at 82
Father Kenneth Doyle, who wrote the popular Catholic News Service “Question Corner” column for the last 11 years and had served as the CNS Rome bureau chief in the early 1980s, died Oct. 28 at Teresian House in Albany. He was 82.