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June 2014

June 23, 2014

Headline writers duck and cover when Francis improvises

It must be very hard to be a headline writer in the age of Pope...

June 20, 2014

Irish children’s deaths: Media may be returning to sanity

Are cooler heads finally prevailing in that story of the children who died at a...

June 19, 2014

All Catholics oppose death penalty and all Baptists favor it?

In the wake of the nation's first executions since Oklahoma's botched lethal injection, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

June 19, 2014

NYTimes: Why did two towns produce so many priests?

At least once a year, a major newsroom in the United States produces a big...

June 18, 2014

Nuns, strippers and the never-boring Godbeat

Sister Mary Clarence could totally fix this: Nuns file suit over noisy strip club next...

June 18, 2014

Immigration: Its not just Eric Cantor’s problem anymore

One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot....

June 17, 2014

Arizona Republic gets lots of the Latin Mass details right

It's time for a simple test. Yes, this does involve some Latin. True or false....

June 16, 2014

The Godbeat: Cry for a renewed emphasis on the liberal arts

Let's flash back for a moment to the press coverage of the dramatic fall of...

June 13, 2014

To be ‘killed, crucified or have their hands and feet cut off’ …

At this point in the growing Iraq crisis, I think it is safe to say...

June 12, 2014

NYTimes: Waves of generic refugees run for their lives in Iraq

The news from Iraq grows more and more distressing, at least for those who favor...

June 11, 2014

NYTimes notices old doctrine wars over InterVarsity chapters

The debate started out behind closed doors but quickly jumped into the mainstream press. The...

June 11, 2014

In Irish children’s deaths, clarity doesn’t thrive in a septic tank

The accounts of cruelty, neglect and other abuse of children under Catholic Church care in...

June 10, 2014

What? You thought Francis, Peres and Abbas really prayed?

Let's state this in journalistic terms. What? You thought that the mainstream journalists covering the...

June 09, 2014

Which religions favor separation of church and state?

LISA ASKS: Do all religions teach separation between church and state? If not, which...

June 09, 2014

Writing on houses of worship? Ignore the religious

Pop quiz: When you write about baseball or surgery, whom should you quote? That's right....

June 06, 2014

As usual, good Francis and bad Benedict at the BBC

The honeymoon continues for Pope Francis and the press. Coverage of the pope's trip to...

June 04, 2014

Was Catholic ‘teaching’ involved in latest Ireland scandal?

If I have heard this statement once at pro-life rallies I have heard it a...

June 04, 2014

The silent swan song of Wojciech Jaruzelski

The silver Swan, who living had no Note, when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat....

June 02, 2014

Can Christian unity help a troubled Ukraine?

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Pod people: Vatican III? Nicea III? Press blind spot 666?

The questions jumped into Twitter in a flash, which is what one would assume would...

May 29, 2014

What language did Jesus speak? The Tablet knows

So, did the pope and Israel's prime minister have a rancorous exchange in Jerusalem over...

May 27, 2014

Near-death experiences: Is ‘Heaven Is For Real’ for real?

MICHAEL-ANN ASKS: How well do you think [the current "Heaven Is For Real" movie] addresses...

May 26, 2014

What was the ‘real’ reason Francis made this pilgrimage?

It's time, once again, to face the obvious. There is no subject in the world...

May 26, 2014

Is Cardinal Dolan’s star fading? NYTimes ‘somes’ it up

I’ve just made up a rule for reading news: The confidence a writer places in...

May 23, 2014

The pope and the Palestinians: AP tries balanced reporting

As Pope Francis prepares to visit the Holy Land this weekend, the Associated Press takes...

May 22, 2014

NPR asks Vatican experts to discuss hopes of the Orthodox

Try to imagine a story about crucial, tense talks between Democrats and Republicans that only...

May 21, 2014

WPost probes hot debate on the banks of River Jordan

I have crossed the Jordan River twice in my life and both times the experience...

May 20, 2014

That deacon and CBS veteran sacks a Womenpriests ‘story’

Should visitors to GetReligion choose to search our archives for the term "Womenpriests" they will...

May 19, 2014

What’s the black-market value of a Host in Ottawa right now?

When dealing with a crime, journalists (as well as police, of course) often ask question...

May 19, 2014

Persecution in India: It matters only if it’s about Muslims

Nice to know the New York Times cares so much about religious freedom in India...