Kresta in the Afternoon – January 25, 2024 – Hour 2
Matthew Bunson joins us for a roundup of Church News, including comments by Pope Francis on the issues of Artificial Intelligence.
Pope Francis Thanks Journalists for reporting on Scandals in the Church
This week Pope Francis thanked the Vatican press corps for reporting on scandals in the Church with delicacy in an environment that often distorts the news. He observed that “being a journalist is a vocation, somewhat like that of a doctor, who chooses to love humanity by curing illnesses.” Matthew Bunson joins us with more on this and other stories.
Links for this Segment
Pope Francis Thanks Vatican Journalists for Reporting on Scandals in the Church
Pope’s Communications Day message: AI can never replace wisdom of human heart
Catholic Group Expresses Concern Over Alabama’s Untested New Execution Method
Vatican Appeals Court Sentences Priest to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Teen
Oklahoma Archbishop: Supreme Court review of Execution Could Further Cause of Abolition
Catholics in Massachusetts, New York Urged to Oppose Assisted Suicide Bills
Ohio Bans Sex Changes for Kids, Overriding Governor DeWine’s Veto
Bishops Praise Bipartisan Deal on Enhanced Child Tax Credit Proposal
Catholic Volunteer Killed on Way Home From Adoration Was ‘Old Soul’
Abducted Haitian nuns released amid ongoing gang violence
EWTN mourns death of Father Elias Leyds, ‘heart’ of Low Countries apostolate
Cardinal Explains How African Rejection of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Was Handled