You Won’t Believe What Pope Leo Just Told Journalists — and Why He’s Right
In an age of clickbait and “fake news,” the first American pope is calling the press back to its vocation: telling the truth with courage and clarity.
Alright, confession: I just committed the very sin Pope Leo XIV urged the media to avoid — I used a clickbait headline.
Forgive me, Holy Father!
In a dialogue with journalists last week, the first American pope derided sensationalism and said the “the ancient art of lying” has no place in a media that aspires to be heralds of the truth.
Instead, he called…
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