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The Church up close: Covering Catholicism in the Age of Francis
Issues of faith in public life dominate world news, but religion is often misunderstood or ignored in media coverage. It’s understandable. The world’s religions are the…
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GlobalPlus: The Pope Francis effect
As he marks his third anniversary on the job, Pope Francis is providing encouragement, renewed optimism and a new energy to many of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. It is an appeal that extends beyond…
GlobalPlus: Religion in China
China finds itself in the midst of a religious revival that is reshaping the global religious landscape in profound ways in the Third Millennium of the Christian era. From confounding expectations that sometime…
GlobalPlus: Religion and the economic crisis in Europe
Religion is playing a major role in response to the European economic crisis. As faith-based organizations are increasingly depended upon to meet basic needs, a new landscape of…
GlobalPlus: Religion and the Refugee Crisis
The global refugee crisis represents a potential transformational moment in world history. Nations from Africa to Asia to Europe to North America with troubled pasts of ethnic conflict and of…
Global Plus: Religious attire in the Public Square
Religious fashion matters. It matters to individuals who view wearing head scarves, kippas and turbans as a positive expression of faith, and it matters to societies increasingly setting…
In the Arab World: Religious Reporting
Versus Reporting on Religion
What is the state of religion coverage in the Arab world? In order to understand the reality of religion reporting in the Arab media, I contacted a number of…