- The pope marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning widespread violations of media freedom and growing threats to journalists.
- He paid tribute to reporters killed in conflict zones and urged people to remember those who died pursuing the truth.
- He reaffirmed journalism as a pillar of democracy and called for protection of press freedom and the release of unfairly detained reporters.
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