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Rosie Scammell
Rosie Scammell writes for Religion News Service.
Is Brexit cause or effect of rise in hate?
(The Christian Science Monitor) When it succeeded, Britain’s campaign to leave the European Union, called Brexit, shook up...
Pope Francis holds talks with Sunni Islam leader
c. 2016 Religion News Service...
Pope Francis wants to study idea of ordaining women as deacons
c. 2016 Religion News Service...
Pope's exhortation offers pragmatic view of family
Calling for change in the way Catholics approach family issues, Pope Francis issued an apostolic exhortation that maintains church teachings on divorce and sexuality....
Pope and patriarch enter 'shared labor'
After two years of secret talks aimed at healing ties broken during the Great Schism of 1054, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, met in Cuba....
Paul Bhatti, Pakistani Christian, stands against blasphemy law
Paul Bhatti, a Roman Catholic, worked as a surgeon in Europe and in his home country of Pakistan....
Pope Francis renews call to welcome refugees while ensuring security
c. 2016 Religion News Service...
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Helen Berhane, Eritrean gospel singer and torture survivor, tells story
Gospel singer Helen Berhane found new life in Europe after fleeing Eritrea, where she was locked in a shipping container and tortured for her faith....
Jacques Mourad, priest who survived ISIS: "My interfaith work saved my life"
Jacques Mourad, a Syriac Catholic priest who survived being held hostage for months by militants from the self-described Islamic State, is certain that his interfaith work saved his life....
Pope Francis launches Jubilee Year of Mercy
Pope Francis launched the Jubilee Year of Mercy with the opening of the Vatican Holy Door near the end of a mass in St....
Pope Francis to inaugurate Holy Year of Mercy amid security concerns
c. 2015 Religion News Service...