Calum MacLeod
Calum MacLeod is an author at Religion News Service.
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From 30,000 feet, Pope Francis reaches out to Beijing
By Calum MacLeod — August 14, 2014
BEIJING (RNS) Even a routine message, like the greeting Pope Francis sent by telegram Thursday as his plane crossed over China, carries historic significance given the two sides' often-fraught relationship.
Malaysians lift up missing flight in prayers
By Calum MacLeod — March 12, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) Many Malaysians are invoking the power of prayer to aid the massive multinational search operation for the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared without a trace.
Rodman ‘sorry,’ unable to aid imprisoned missionary
By Calum MacLeod — January 13, 2014
(RNS) At the end of his fourth trip to North Korea over the past 12 months, Rodman said, "I'm sorry that I couldn't do anything," when asked if had raised Christian missionary Kenneth Bae's case with leader Kim Jong Un.
Rodman apologizes for comments about missionary
By Calum MacLeod — January 9, 2014
BEIJING (RNS) Former NBA star Dennis Rodman apologized to the family of missionary Kenneth Bae for comments Tuesday in a CNN interview that appeared to blame Bae for being jailed inside North Korea.
ETHICS: Do Americans really care how their clothes are made?
By Calum MacLeod — May 20, 2013
DHAKA, Bangladesh (RNS) U.S. retail groups said they could improve worker safety in Bangladesh by conducting more rigorous inspections of their factories. But such vows of reform and promises of a better way have been met with stoic skepticism in the streets of Dhaka.
Tibetans mourn as self-immolations near 100
By Calum MacLeod — January 29, 2013
(RNS) In its latest move to crack down on dissent, the Chinese government treats self-immolations as a crime and charges anyone inciting the act with "intentional murder."
Forced abortion in China prompts outrage, calls for reform
By Calum MacLeod — June 15, 2012
BEIJING (RNS) A pregnant woman who was dragged to a hospital by authorities and forced to have an abortion has enraged Chinese and sparked an online flurry of debate over whether it is time to end China's draconian one-child family planning policy. By Calum MacLeod.
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