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July 2013

July 08, 2013

Can we get some historical context on the canonized popes?

If you're elected Bishop of Rome, you join one of the world's most exclusive lists....

July 07, 2013

Once again: God cures someone, through the prayers of JPII

At this point, I think it's safe to say that almost every story written about...

July 05, 2013

Watching for ghosts in the news flashes from Egypt

A few journalistic thoughts while I continue to watch the waves of news coverage rolling...

July 05, 2013

Why atheists who pray should still be called atheists

What do you call someone who reads the Bible, attends church, prays daily, and believes...

July 01, 2013

There’s more to Egypt’s pain than secularism vs. religion

Many GetReligion readers have, I am sure, spent some time today following the urgent news...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Valid apologetics or another case of Anglican syncretism?

Sometimes it seems that the Church of England just can't catch a break. Now, trust...

June 26, 2013

Reuters engages in papal Kremlinology

Pope Francis did not attend a musical gala last Saturday evening at the Vatican due...

June 25, 2013

Mormon missionaries: switching from bikes to iPads?

From CBS News: SALT LAKE CITY — The common image of Mormon missionaries has long...

June 24, 2013

Attention liberals: Blasphemy cases on the rise in Egypt

As I have said numerous times, I cannot imagine how hard it must be to...

June 21, 2013

Miracle caused by mere memory of John Paul II?

There has been another development in the canonization case of the Blessed John Paul II,...

June 14, 2013

Got news? Is a global ‘war on Christianity’ newsworthy?

Would it be newsworthy if a U.S. Senator claimed in a public address that American...

June 12, 2013

Secular and religious symbols lost in many Turkey reports

I have been reading the mainstream coverage of the events unfolding in Turkey from the...

June 11, 2013

Bali, bikinis, Miss World and fear of Islam’s ‘extremist fringe’

I would like to ask a journalistic question and I want to stress that this...

June 04, 2013

Hey Washington Post: There’s only one (gay) Islam? Really?

Anyone who has been paying attention to debates about the future of the Boy Scouts...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

Haunted story or not? On vampires, Satanism and murder

Day after day, the stunning story of young Morgan Lane Arnold has unfolded in the...

May 27, 2013

Gosh! Finding meaning in great Russian literature?

I spent most of last week on the other side of the planet (a Media...

May 23, 2013

Yes, Pope Francis said: All are ‘redeemed!’ Is that news?

Let's start with the actual words spoken by Pope Francis, in his much quoted, and...

May 21, 2013

That’s one very, very poor headline about the pope

As I have stressed many times here at GetReligion, it's important for readers to understand...

May 15, 2013

Hey Reuters: Historic details really matter in Istanbul

Istanbul is the kind of place in which the past often seems to be just...

May 08, 2013

Hey! So who is calling the new pope ‘unorthodox’?

So, a faithful GetReligion reader was working his way through a story printed by The...

May 07, 2013

Buddhism and horse-race politics

Campaign journalism is a favorite of reporters and readers alike. I am not a fan,...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

That all-but-missing detail about Jeb Bush’s life

Catholics here in America have a very intense and interesting relationship with the mainstream press....

April 25, 2013

Yes, we know two Orthodox bishops are missing in Syria

Editor's note: This happens now and then, every two or three years. Two GetReligion writers...

April 25, 2013

Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports

Horrible news out of Syria, where two Orthodox bishops were kidnapped. There hasn't been enough...

April 19, 2013

In tsunami of Boston info, there are basic faith questions

As the drama keeps unfolding in and around Boston, it's safe to say that journalists...

April 16, 2013

Let us attend: Waiting for a religion shoe to drop in Boston

As you would expect, people were a bit tense last night on my commuter train...

April 08, 2013

Any reporters out there still studying Pope Francis?

This whole GetReligion operation, as regular readers know, exists to look at the good and...

April 05, 2013

Indiana Jones and the reporter from hell

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Did you catch any of the stories about...

April 04, 2013

Flash! Cardinal says all people created in God’s image

In a way, the existence of the short New York Times story that ran with...

April 01, 2013

Christians wary on Easter (sort of) in Syria

Every religion writer has experienced those awkward moments each year when an editor walks over...