Philip Pullella

Philip Pullella is a senior correspondent for Reuters, based in Rome. He has been covering the Vatican and the Pope for over three decades. His reporting is generally unbiased, with a slight tendency to critique the Vatican's progress on certain social issues.

Biography:  https://www.reuters.com/journalists/philip-pullella

96%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

93%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Vatican synod ends without clear stances on women deacons, LGBT', there is a subtle criticism of the Vatican's lack of progress on women deacons and LGBTQ issues.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

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Broke On: Monday, 27 November 2023 Pope Francis is recovering from lung inflammation. The Pope is receiving intravenous antibiotic therapy. Despite his health issues, the Pope met with the president of Paraguay. Some of the Pope's commitments have been postponed to facilitate his recovery.

Pope Francis Dismisses Bishop Joseph Strickland in Unusual Move

Broke On: Saturday, 11 November 2023 Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Tyler, Texas. Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin has been appointed as the apostolic administrator in Strickland's place. Strickland had been asked to resign but refused, prompting the Pope's intervention. Strickland has been a vocal critic of Pope Francis's moderate views on issues such as abortion and LGBT rights.

Vatican Synod Concludes Without Clear Stances on Women Deacons, LGBTQ Rights

Broke On: Saturday, 28 October 2023 The Vatican's Synod of Bishops concluded without taking clear stances on the issues of women deacons and LGBTQ rights. The final report of the Synod did not explicitly address the issue of same-sex unions or the ordination of women as deacons. Pope Francis has previously expressed his support for greater roles for women in the Church.