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Vaticanologist
Vaticanology is a term coined in the 20th century to describe the field of journalism and research studying and reporting about how the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church operate. It is named after the Vatican City, the Holy See's sovereign territory enclaved within Rome, Italy. Particular emphasis tend to be placed on the selection and appointment mechanisms by which the Church's leadership emerges. A journalist or scholar focusing on this area of expertise is sometimes referred to as a Vaticanologist, Vaticanist, or Vatican watcher. Origin and history It owes its origins to the term Kremlinologist, which was used to describe media, academic and commentary experts who followed the function of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in general and the functioning and selection of the leadership elite in particular. Both the Kremlin and the Holy See operated in a great degree of secrecy and mystery, hence the attention paid to "experts" who were presumed to be able to read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hebblethwaite
Peter Hebblethwaite (30 September 1930 – 18 December 1994) was a British Jesuit priest and writer. After leaving the priesthood, he became an editor, journalist (' Vaticanologist') and biographer. Life Hebblethwaite was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the son of Charles and Elsie Ann Hebblethwaite. He was educated at the parish primary school of St Anne's, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Xaverian College, Manchester.Michael J. Walsh, "Hebblethwaite, Peter (1930–1994)," in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004Online edition Retrieved 4 January 2008 Hebblethwaite entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1948, and later studied in England and France. He was ordained a priest in 1963. Two years later he joined the staff of the Jesuit magazine '' The Month'', covering the final session of the Second Vatican Council. In 1967 he was appointed editor of '' The Month'', a post he held until leaving the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journalism Genres
The term "journalism genres" refers to various journalism styles, fields or separate genres, in writing accounts of events. Ambush journalism Ambush journalism refers to aggressive tactics practiced by journalists to suddenly confront and question people who otherwise do not wish to speak to a journalist, in places such as homes, vacation spots, hallways, and parking lots. John AmatoBill O'Reilly's 'Ambush Journalism' in 87 Seconds ''Huffington Post'' (May 25, 2011). Investigative reporter Steve Weinberg of the Missouri School of Journalism describes "ambush interview" as a loaded shorthand term describing the practice of reporters "catching source unaware, usually in a public place, then acting rudely."Steve Weinberg, ''The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide To Documents and Technique'' ( St. Martin's: 3rd ed. 1996), p. 390. The practice was pioneered by Mike Wallace at ''CBS News''' ''60 Minutes'' and was "perfected" by Geraldo Rivera. Bill O'Reilly and Jesse Watter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Papal Conclave
A papal conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fourth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the dean of the College of Cardinals and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). After accepting his election, he took the name ''Benedict XVI''. Ratzinger was the first cardinal from the Roman Curia to become pope since Pius XII in 1939. Papal election process The papal election process began soon after the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005. New voting procedures Pope John Paul II laid out new procedures for the election of his successor in his 1996 apostolic constitution ''Universi Dominici gregis''. It detailed the roles of the cardinals and the support personnel, the scheduling of the conclave, the text of the oaths, the penalties for violating secrecy, and many details, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Frattini
Eric Frattini (born 1963 in Lima) is a Spanish writer. Works *''La Entrevista. El arte y la ciencia'' (1994) *''Tiburones de la Comunicación'' (1996) *''Guía Básica del Cómic'' (1998) *''Guía de las Organizaciones Internacionales'' (1998) *''Osama bin Laden, la espada de Alá'' (2002) *''Mafia S.A. 100 años de Cosa Nostra'' (2002) *''Irak, el Estado incierto'' (2003) *''Secretos Vaticanos'' (2003) *''La Santa Alianza, cinco siglos de espionaje vaticano'' (2004) English translation as ''The Entity: Five Centuries of Secret Vatican Espionage''. St. Martin's Press. *''ONU, historia de la corrupción'' (2005) *''CIA, Historia de la Compañía'' (2006) *''KGB, Historia del Centro'' (2006) *''MOSSAD, Historia del Instituto'' (2006) *''MI6, Historia de la Firma'' (2006) *''La Conjura, Matar a Lorenzo de' Medici'' (2006) *''Kidon, los verdugos de Israel'' (2006) *''El Polonio y otras maneras de matar. Así asesinan los servicios secretos'' (2007) *''El Quinto Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corriere Della Sera
(; ) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average circulation of 246,278 copies in May 2023. First published on 5 March 1876, is one of Italy's oldest newspapers and is Italy's most read newspaper. Its masthead has remained unchanged since its first edition in 1876. It reached a circulation of over 1 million under editor and co-owner Luigi Albertini between 1900 and 1925. He was a strong opponent of socialism, clericalism, and Giovanni Giolitti, who was willing to compromise with those forces during his time as prime minister of Italy. Albertini's opposition to the Italian fascist regime forced the other co-owners to oust him in 1925. A representative of the moderate bourgeoisie, has always been generally considered centre-right-leaning, hosting in its columns liberal and democratic Catholic views. In the 21st century, its main competitors are Rome's and Turin's . Until the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the country underwent a nationalization proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Franco
Massimo Franco (6 November 1954) is an Italian journalist, author, and member of the editorial board for the Italian newspaper ''Corriere della Sera''. Biography Born in Rome, Franco is a journalist for ''Corriere della Sera''. He previously worked as a columnist for ''Avvenire'', '' Il Giorno'', and ''Panorama''. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. He writes regularly for ''Limes,'' the French magazine '' Études'', and bimonthly in the ''Los Angeles Times''. Until 2011, he was a Vatican commentator at ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...''. Personal life Franco is married to Ilaria Angeli. His wife is the co-owner with his brother Stefano of the publishing house Franco Angeli. They have three child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globo News
GloboNews is a Brazilian news-based pay television channel, owned by Canais Globo, a division of Grupo Globo. History GloboNews launched in 1996. In the previous year, Alice-Maria Reiniger had been invited to return to Sky Brasil, where she had started her career in journalism, to deploy and direct Brazil's first 24-hour news channel. She created and helmed GloboNews for the next decade. On 27 August 2002, Globo News on Sky Brasil became the first news channel in Latin America to include interactive functions, with data from the channel's website. The interactive service was also used for the 2002 elections. The channel was relaunched on 18 October 2010 with a new logo and a new slogan "''Nunca desliga''!" ("''Never turns off''!") and more in-depth coverage, especially during daytime. A high-definition simulcast was launched on 3 February 2013. Programming Programming on GloboNews currently uses generic graphics (except for most repeats of TV Globo TV Globo (styliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerson Camarotti
Gerson may refer to: Given name *Gerson Baldé (born 2000), Portuguese athlete * Gerson von Bleichröder (1822–1893), Jewish German banker * Gérson Caçapa (born 1967), Brazilian former footballer * Gerson Goldhaber (1924–2010), German-born American particle physicist and astrophysicist * Gerson Guimarães Júnior, (born 1992), Brazilian footballer * Gérson Magrão (born 1985), Brazilian footballer *Gerson Mayen (born 1989), Salvadoran-American footballer * Gérson or Gérson de Oliveira Nunes (born 1941), Brazilian footballer * Gerson Rosenzweig (1861–1914), writer and poet * Gerson (footballer, born 1997) (Gerson Santos da Silva), Brazilian footballer * Gérson dos Santos (1922–2002), Brazilian footballer and manager * Gerson dos Santos (footballer, born 1982) (Gerson Pereira dos Santos Filho), Brazilian footballer *Gérson da Silva (1965–1994), Brazilian footballer *Gerson Victalino (1959–2020), Brazilian Olympic basketball player * Gerson Boom, fictional character i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Bartoloni
Bruno Bartoloni (26 March 1940 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian journalist and writer. Life and career Born in Rome on 26 March 1940, Bartoloni was the son of journalist Giulio Bartoloni and Marianne Dorn-Warschauer, a German Jew who was the granddaughter of Felix Mendelssohn. He converted to Catholicism to escape deportation by the Nazis, which later led him to become a . Growing up, he accompanied his father to the Vatican. Once he finished his secondary school studies, he began working as a journalist and was involved in the premature announcement of the death of Pope Pius XII. He worked as a freelancer before joining Agence France Presse in 1961 where he remained until 1 June 2005, the day before the death of Pope John Paul II. He remained active until his death, writing for ''Corriere della Sera'', ''Paris Match'', France Télévisions, BFM TV, and Radio France Internationale Radio France Internationale, usually referred to as RFI, is the State media, state-owned inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Catholic Register
The ''National Catholic Register'' is a Catholic newspaper in the United States. It was founded on November 8, 1927, by Matthew J. Smith as the national edition of the '' Denver Catholic Register''. The ''Register'''s current owner is the Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. of Irondale, Alabama, which also owns the Catholic News Agency. Content includes news and features from the United States, the Vatican, and worldwide, on such topics as culture, education, books, arts, and entertainment, as well as interviews. Online content includes various blogs and breaking news. The ''Register''s print edition is published biweekly (26 times a year). Tom Wehner has been the managing editor since 2009. Jeanette DeMelo became editor in chief in 2012. She was succeeded by Shannon Mullen in January 2023. History Diocesan ownership The ''National Catholic Register'' was founded as the national edition of the '' Denver Catholic Register'', the official weekly newspaper of the Diocese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EWTN
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic programming. It is the largest Catholic television network in America, and is purported to be "the world's largest religious media network", (and according to the network itself) reaching 425 million people in 160 countries, with 11 networks. The network was originally founded by Mother Angelica , in 1980 and began broadcasting on 15 August 1981 from a garage studio at the Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama, which Mother Angelica founded in 1962. She hosted her own show, ''Mother Angelica Live'', until health issues led to her retirement in September 2001. As of 2017, Michael P. Warsaw, who is a consultant to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communications, leads EWTN. In addition to its television network, EWTN owns the '' National Catholic Register'' newspaper, which it acquired in January 2011, and Catholic News Agency. The net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Bunson
Matthew Bunson (born 1966) is Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News, the Catholic multimedia network and is an American author of more than 50 books, a historian, professor, editor, Roman Catholic theologian. He is also a Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and is on the faculty at Catholic International University. He is the author of the books ''Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire'', Encyclopedia of American Catholic History, and ''Pope Francis'', the first English-language biography of Pope Francis in 2013. Biography His father was a U.S. military officer, Lt. Colonel Stephen M. Bunson (1924-1984), who was also interested in old Egyptian history. Education Bunson has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in Theology, a Master of Divinity, a Doctorate in Ministry and a Ph.D. in Church History from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Career He is on the faculty of the Catholic International University where he teaches Church History, including Roman C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
