‘Never Sell Out!’ Pope Leo Praises the Press and Urges It to Fight Back Against ‘Ancient Art of Lying’

Tom Durante Oct 9th, 2025, 12:13 pm

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Pope Leo XIV has offered praise to the media industry on Thursday, urging journalists around the world to stand against the ‘ancient art of lying” and those who “create divisions.”

In a speech to MINDS International, a group consisting of top news agencies around the world, the first American-born pontiff went to bat for reporters in various war zones who “work to ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth and human dignity.”

“If today we know what is happening in Gaza, Ukraine and every other land bloodied by bombs, we largely owe it to them,” Pope Leo said, according to the A

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