All but lost in the cacophony of the news of last week — continued fighting in Ukraine, continued economic worries, continued strife over abortion — were three of the most important sentences of the season. They came at the end of a 1,300-word speech that began "Happy Sunday!" and addressed a remarkable range of subjects from fishing to religious faith to what the speaker described as "a macabre regression of humanity."
These three vital sentences were uttered by Pope Francis, and they deserve some contemplation, perhaps even prayer. The subject was press freedom. Here are those remarks:
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