Alfie Evans, a British toddler who suffers from a severe neurological disorder, has been off life support since Monday. Alfie’s parents are seeking additional treatment and care in Italy, where Pope Francis and the Vatican had offered refuge from the British National Health Service (NHS). The NHS and Alder Hey’s hospital medical staff said that […]
Ahead of his annual communications message, which he is expected to dedicate to the topic of “fake news,” Pope Francis warned Catholic media Saturday that journalists who promote inaccurate news are committing a “grave sin,” according to The Guardian. “You shouldn’t fall into the ‘sins of communication:’ disinformation, or giving just one side, calumny that […]
Pope Francis plans to address “fake news” in an address for World Communications Day 2018. That Pope made the announcement via Twitter on Friday. I have chosen this theme for World Communications Day 2018: “The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32). Fake news and journalism for peace. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 29, 2017 […]
It has become an international story. Charlie Gard is a seriously ill infant in the United Kingdom, who has been denied the opportunity to go to the United States to receive experimental treatment for a genetic condition. His parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, petitioned the Great Ormond Street Hospital, the national hospital system, the […]
Instead of badgering Pope Francis about whether there will be female Catholic priests, maybe the liberal media should consult the following Pew Research Center poll as cited by TIME (in addition to actual Catholic theology): But a Pew Research Center poll in 2015 found that about 6% of American Catholics were in favor of allowing […]
The liberal media does not understand the theology behind priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church, apparently, with headlines like the following: Huffington Post: “Pope Francis: Female Catholic Priests Are Never Happening” New York Times: “Pope Francis says Ban on Female Priests is Likely to Endure” TIME: “Pope Francis Says the Ban on Women Priests Will […]
After the ISIS-inspired terrorist attack, where an elderly French Catholic priest was murdered, Pope Francis did not take the media’s bait in labeling all Muslims as extremists and terrorists. Photo by Agência Brasília
LifeSiteNews has a good summary of the consistent pro-life message in Pope Francis’s latest papal document, Amoris Laetitia. What is missing from the Left’s media coverage is his unabashed defense of the unborn, instead focusing on the divorce wording of the document. For example: One article on Slate said that his document is “frustrating” and […]
From the Washington Examiner: Speaking to a crowd of tens of thousands from a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the pope condemned terrorist acts not just in Europe, but also in the Middle East and Africa in his traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing. He spoke just before reports emerged Sunday of a reported […]