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January 2014

January 23, 2014

Pope Francis to the media: Try being good neighbors

Think of this as a one-time GetReligion commentary from a guest who is an expert,...

January 23, 2014

Concerning that Milbank column and the WPost news report

First of all, to those who have written or tweeted on this: Yes, your GetReligionistas...

January 22, 2014

Is pro-life state of the union homily a story? In Francis era?

As I type this with my cold fingers (starting at about 12:30 p.m.), the sun...

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 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...

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 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 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 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...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Hey WPost: What did Pope Francis say about abortion?

It is a serious understatement to note that Pope Francis has made more than his...

November 13, 2013

NYTimes: Just WHO you callin’ a ‘conservative’ Catholic?

Sometimes I wonder if the leaders of The New York Times,among other media titans, take the...

November 03, 2013

The Merc is shocked, shocked, by Santa Clara U move

There's nothing the mainstream press likes more than a controversy, even if it has to...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

A Pope Francis story, from the other side of the notebook

Like many GetReligion readers, I was somewhat rattled by that recent Washington Post story about...

October 04, 2013

Economist, New York Times tailor pope to their notions

One of the fascinating things about Pope Francis is the apparent mad rush among mainstream...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Der Spiegel: Never let a good @Pontifex go to waste

The clear differences in the style of Pope Francis as opposed to his predecessors, both...

September 26, 2013

Got news? Pope Francis speaks — this time the media blink

It's safe to assume that, at this moment in time, Pope Francis is a rock...

September 20, 2013

Pope Francis on sin, confession and several other things

It was a story that received very little attention in the United States, other than...

September 09, 2013

Is a global fast for Syria a local news story?

According to Catholic News Agency: Pope Francis made a global petition on Sept. 1 asking...

September 06, 2013

Imagine Pope Francis; help artists win prizes

So, unless you have spent quite a bit of time on another planet in recent...

September 06, 2013

Gay rights in San Antonio: simple quote, complex subject

In San Antonio, a battle over a proposed ordinance to add "gender identity” and “sexual...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

So, is Benedict XVI lying about motives for his retirement?

So let's say that The Telegraph prints a story from its Rome bureau about the...

August 04, 2013

Pod People: CBS asks if Pope is breaking with Vatican

The previous week gave us a lot to talk about here at GetReligion. Check out...

August 02, 2013

NPR: true tolerance=open marriages

I'm just catching up on some email but last week a former reporter submitted a...

August 01, 2013

Locking the two popes into one flawed news template

As has been our practice since day one, your GetReligionistas rarely write posts about editorials,...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Pope Francis’ 1st miracle: media coverage of mercy

A day after Popocalypse 2013 happened, we have the actual transcript of the remarks that...