Pope Leo XIV defended press freedom and urged journalists not to tolerate any abuse in the Catholic Church on Saturday.

“Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened,” wrote the Pope.

His remarks were read at the theatrical performance of Proyecto Ugaz. This play depicts the life of Paola Ugaz, a prominent journalist famous for her coverage of Sodalitium Cristianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life.

Her reporting uncovered that a group of Catholic Peruvian elites were accused of sexual and........

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