The media’s moment of truth
March 3, 2017
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Mainstream news sources used to define reality. Now that their dominance is ending, Christians face a new culture war
Pope Francis urges media to tell more ‘good news’ stories
January 24, 2017
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In his message for the World Day of Communications, Francis said the media should not constantly focus on war and terrorism
Cardinal Nichols: the media foster ‘climate of fear’ against migrants
November 22, 2016
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The Archbishop of Westminster said that some national newspapers stirred up xenophobia ahead of the Brexit vote
Pope tells journalists: do not let your words be used as a weapon
September 22, 2016
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If a person is unjustly slandered, said Francis, they can be ‘destroyed forever’
Homily: ‘God was full of surprises when it came to Mother Angelica’
April 4, 2016
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Mother Angelica’s funeral took place at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Remembering the time when a pope ‘ruined Christmas’
December 1, 2015
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The way Vatican news is reported in the mainstream media has changed drastically since the arrival of Francis
The last crusade of a political Indiana Jones
June 4, 2015
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Fresh from a tough stint at the BBC, Lord Patten was asked to help overhaul another media operation crying out for change – the Vatican’s. He seems haunted by the possibility of failure
Full text: Lord Patten’s speech on the Vatican’s media operation
May 27, 2015
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Lord Patten of Barnes’ lecture for the English and Welsh bishops’ World Communications Day
Lord Patten urges Vatican to accept sweeping changes to its media operation
May 27, 2015
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British peer offers scathing critique of the Holy See’s current communications structures
The Pope’s message to Mahmoud Abbas got lost in translation
May 18, 2015
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Francis urged the Palestinian president to be ‘an angel of peace’ – he didn’t tell him he was one
Choose your words carefully, Pope tells Catholic media
December 17, 2014
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Pope addressed employees of the Italian Catholic bishops’ television station, TV 2000
Why the Catholic Herald is becoming a magazine
October 30, 2014
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The night that inspired us to embark on one of the biggest changes in our 126-year history