This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
PART I (17:13 - 17:13)
No, Pope Francis, Christian Doctrine Does Not Change: Pope Francis Encourages Doctrinal Development and Has Conservative Catholics Grinding Their Teeth
- ‘The Water Has Been Agitated’ by La Civiltà Cattolica (Antonio Spadaro, SJ)
- Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology by Associated Press
- Ailing Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
PART II (20:39 - 20:39)
Pope Francis Knows His Russian History, and the Kremlin Approves — But the Vatican? Not So Much
- Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
- Vatican Walks Back Pope Francis’ Praise for Russian Empire by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
PART III (24:11 - 24:11)
How’s This For Irony? Chicago Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming a Documentary On the Increased Rate of Armed Robberies
- TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies by Washington Post (Timothy Bella)