Ssssshhh! Conservative Catholics may exist at Georgetown
When the news broke about the election of the first Jesuit pope, several on-air commentators offered variations on the following line: “You know, I bet they are popping the corks on champagne bottles...
View ArticlePod people: About those photo ops in Brazil’s slums
Here a photo op, there a photo op, everywhere a papal photo op. The question explored in this week’s “Crossroads” podcast is not whether all of those media-friendly events during World Youth Day are,...
View ArticlePope Francis on sin, confession and several other things
It was a story that received very little attention in the United States, other than in conservative publications and in the briefs that newsrooms devote to human-interest stories. But here is the top...
View ArticleCatholic university acts, well, Catholic — media stunned
“Is the pope Catholic?” is an old question, suggesting a rather obvious answer. Of course the pope is a Catholic, so the old saying flourished. Neverthelss, there are mainstream journalists who seem to...
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