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January 2014

January 21, 2014

Religion ghosts in the politics of abortion? Obviously …

It happens at least once a year. A GetReligionista will write a post about media...

January 16, 2014

Journalists editing Pope Francis: Who are we to judge?

Sometimes, in this tricky world of media criticism, it's hard to pay attention to what...

January 14, 2014

Reuters editors read mind of Pope Francis on abortion

So, GetReligion readers, it is time for short religion-news quiz. Raise your hands (or click...

January 13, 2014

UK journo’s ‘General’ Salvation Army confusion

London's Telegraph newspaper generally does a serviceable job when reporting on religion, but a recent commentary...

January 09, 2014

News flash! AP ends the Great Schism of 1054!

Many moons ago -- just under a quarter of a century -- I covered a...

January 08, 2014

What? The press overlooked key Catholic stories in 2013?

First of all, I would like to stress that I had already decided, several days...

January 07, 2014

What can we say? Boston Globe hires John L. Allen, Jr.

For several decades now, I have been telling mainstream newsroom managers that all they have...

January 03, 2014

Francis the homophile

With but a few exceptions, the "Francis is nicer than Benedict" meme continues to entrance...

January 03, 2014

Will Pope Francis embrace all the ‘progressive’ nuns?

Journalists are rarely true prophets, but they often try to look into the future and...

January 02, 2014

NYT: Nuns, birth control and Obamacare

Believe it or not, I come not to bury the Great Gray Lady but to...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Does ‘Pope Francis effect’ mean a Catholic growth trend?

The best journalists report what they know — and what they don't. Given the flurry...

December 29, 2013

LATimes: ‘Congregationalist’ Obama quotes Pope Francis

This is what passes for news in Washington these days: an immensely famous politician is...

December 28, 2013

Pod people: What was top 2013 story for Pope Francis?

I am sure that GetReligion readers will be shocked, shocked to know that the Godbeat...

December 27, 2013

WPost discovers the bleeding obvious about liturgy today

Basil Fawlty: Can't we get you on Mastermind, Sybil? Next contestant: Mrs. Sybil Fawlty from...

December 26, 2013

Pope addresses world peace AND persecution (again)

Covering speeches is tricky, I tell the students in my reporting classes. A good public...

December 23, 2013

HHS ‘religious employer’ definition changed? (updated)

It would be hard to find a city in American that contains more historic Catholic...

December 22, 2013

There’s that Baltimore Ravens faith ghost — again

The Baltimore Ravens have been playing some really, really wild football games in recent weeks,...

December 21, 2013

That oh-so-predictable CNN article on ducks and doctrine

So color me confused. At the moment, CNN is hailing this article -- "Does Phil...

December 20, 2013

Paparazzi snap model in church, model snaps back

Can't a Victoria's Secret angel slip into a pew without being photographed from the altar?...

December 16, 2013

So which Bible version is really the most authentic?

DUANE ASKS: There are many different versions of the Bible: King James, New International Version,...

December 15, 2013

AP discerns what Vatican knew in Maciel scandal

While it's certainly the function of a reporter to puzzle out the essence of a...

December 14, 2013

Eye to eye with Mother Teresa (farewell to Scripps)

A couple of weeks ago, I flew the black religion-beat flag here at GetReligion to...

December 13, 2013

Pope Francis and the press: What Elizabeth Tenety said!

First came the religion-beat buzz about Pope Francis being named Person of the Year by...

December 12, 2013

LATimes asks some of the crucial Cardinal Mahony questions

If you were going to design a Catholic cardinal (as opposed to an Episcopal Church...

December 11, 2013

On Pope Francis: What matters most is, ‘Who am I to judge?’

Pope Francis has been warned. The powers that be at Time magazine have named him...

December 10, 2013

AP reports he did have sexual relations with that woman

"Can a bad person be a good theologian," asked Mark Oppenheimer in the lede...

December 09, 2013

Vote now! Time serves up correction of the year (updated)

It may be the religion-beat question of the year. So all together now: Why is...

December 09, 2013

That mainstream press anti-Catholic ‘Philomena’ pileup

In the "now I've seen everything" category, let's welcome self-described atheist film critic Kyle Smith...

December 04, 2013

Did Father Donald Timone ever say, ‘Pray away the gay’?

Not that long ago, our own Mark Kellner took at look at the New York...

December 04, 2013

NYTimes: Catholics acting Catholic, equals ACLU suit

In a startling development, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (headquarters in photo) is...