Author: Rosie Scammell
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Bastille Day attack reignites terrorism and religion debate
Members of the Australian French community stand around candles during a vigil in central Sydney, Australia, July 15, 2016, to remember the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice. REUTERS/David Gray – RTSI2EK © David Gray / Reuters
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Pope Francis’ new spokesman is a St. Louis native
Greg Burke, the new director of the Vatican press office and Vatican spokesman, and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, the new vice director, are pictured with Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the outgoing Vatican spokesman, during an announcement of their appointments at an informal meeting with journalists at the Vatican press office July 11. Burke, a native of…
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Vatican court sentences monsignor to 18 months in ‘Vatileaks’ case
Italian public relations expert Francesca Chaouqui looks on as she leaves the Vatican at the end of her trial, in Rome, Italy, on July 7, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Tony Gentile © Tony Gentile / Reuters
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Catholic nursing home in Belgium fined for refusing euthanasia request
Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of Durban, South Africa, arrives for the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Paul Haring
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes spike in Britain
A woman holds a placard and white roses during a special service for murdered Labour Party MP Jo Cox, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain June 22, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Peter Nicholls © Peter Nicholls / Reuters
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Pope Francis holds talks with Sunni Islam leader in breakthrough Vatican meeting
Pope Francis talks with Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb (L), Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque, at the Vatican on May 23, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Max Rossi © Max Rossi / Reuters
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Top nun pushes for greater role for Catholic women
Sr. Carmen Sammut, president of the International Union of Superiors General, speaking in Rome on May 13, 2016. Religion News Service photo by Rosie Scammell
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Pope’s visit to Armenian genocide memorial may strain tensions with Turkey
Pope Francis (L) embraces Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II during a mass on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian mass killings, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 12, 2015. Pope Francis on Sunday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the massacre of as many as 1.5 million Armenians as “the first genocide of…
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Pope Francis: Let’s study idea of ordaining women as deacons
Pope Francis arrives at the weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on April 27, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi *Editors: This photo may only be republished with RNS-SKULLCAP-AUCTION, originally transmitted on April 27, 2016. © Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters





