What we are reading May 15, 2025
We have a new Pope, and they are from Chicago! Plus, the latest in Tariff news and some talk about the media business.
New pope greeted by ecstatic crowds in St. Peter’s Square - OSV News
When white smoke came pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica started pealing, people went running or quickly walking to St. Peter’s Square.
Carol Glatz
Are You Watching a Movie? Or Is It Just Content?
It’s deeper than just theatrical versus streaming: these days, it’s getting harder to know when you’ve spotted a real movie in the wild.
Stephanie Zacharek
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods in a move that shows a thawing of trade tensions.
Sam Meredith
Who was Pope Leo XIII, the father of social doctrine? - OSV News
(OSV News) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who deserves to be called the founding father of Catholic social doctrine in modern times, with his encyclical “Rerum Novarum” as its foundational document. The Catholic Church has taught social morality for many centuries.
Russell Shaw
Trump’s trade war is giving renewed importance to advertising Upfronts
Media advertising chiefs say chief marketing officers across industries are making contingency plans in light of the trade war.
Lillian Rizzo
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