US EditionPope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV addressed journalists at the Vatican, urging the release of imprisoned reporters and affirming the value of free speech and the press.
- His appeal came amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, rising concerns about humanitarian crises, and recent hostage situations, including the announced release of American Edan Alexander.
- Leo emphasized that communication must reject hatred and fanaticism, support truth-seeking, and give voice to the powerless while expressing solidarity with journalists jailed for their work.
- He urged that all forms of bias, hostility, fanaticism, and hatred be removed from the way we communicate, emphasizing the need to restore dialogue free from aggression. He also appealed for peace, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and stressed the importance of delivering humanitarian aid.
- This speech marks Pope Leo XIV’s first full week as pontiff and signals his commitment to peace, justice, protecting journalists, and addressing major challenges facing the global Church and world.
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“We do not need loud, forceful communication,” said Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born American prelate Robert Prevost – at his first press conference on Monday, “but rather communication that is capable of listening and of gathering the voices of the weak who have no voice.” His Holiness, who opened by thanking the 6,000 attendees in English before delivering his remarks in superb Italian, also called for freedom for imprisoned journalists, urged …
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The Washington PostPope Leo hails journalists, decries polarizing language
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV delivered a vivid defense of a free press and “truth” on Monday in his first encounter with journalists as pontiff, paying homage to fallen war correspondents and warning of an era of polarized communication…
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