Rosie Scammell
Rosie Scammell is a British journalist with extensive experience reporting for leading international news organizations. She has been based in Italy since 2012 and covers the Vatican for RNS.
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Pope aims to be ‘messenger of peace’ in Bosnia Saturday
By Rosie Scammell — June 4, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Despite excitement in Sarajevo about the pope's visit, some doubt it will have a lasting impact.
Pope Francis calls on Catholics and the church to ‘kneel before these poor families’
By Rosie Scammell — June 3, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Addressing crowds of followers undeterred by the hot summer weather, the pope urged them to “kneel before these poor families: They are a real school of humanity and they save society from barbarity,” he said.
Vatican defends Australian cardinal against charges he disregarded pedophile priests
By Rosie Scammell — June 1, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Peter Saunders, who was abused by a priest as a child, claimed Cardinal George Pell had not done enough to tackle pedophile priests when he was Australia’s leading cleric.
Pope Francis to greet children of prisoners with a train ride and a gift of kites
By Rosie Scammell — May 29, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The prisoners' children will have a midday meeting with Francis and be given colored kites.
Vatican looks to reform its media operations, add multimedia
By Rosie Scammell — May 28, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican spends almost 70 million euros, or $76 million, each year on its media services and employs 600 people.
Pope Francis urges couples to ‘work on love’ and take their engagement seriously
By Rosie Scammell — May 27, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “Betrothal is, in other words, the time in which two people are called to work on love, a shared and profound task,” the pope said.
TV and Internet? Meh. What the pope really misses are pizza outings.
By Rosie Scammell — May 26, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis isn’t keen on TV or the Internet and misses being able to pop out for pizza, telling the newspaper that “ordering one in the Vatican is not the same thing.”
Australians push for Vatican cardinal to testify on abuse
By Rosie Scammell — May 22, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The powerful Vatican finance minister has denied wrongdoing and said he'll answer questions about his record in writing, not in person.
Franciscan order re-elects American brother amid ongoing financial crisis
By Rosie Scammell — May 21, 2015
(RNS) Brother Michael Perry’s handling of the scandal was evidently praiseworthy enough for him to hold onto his position as the head of the order.
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle boosts his profile (again) with charity post
By Rosie Scammell — May 15, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) At a relatively young 57, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is widely seen as a man on the move within the hierarchy, eligible to vote in papal conclaves for the next 23 years.
Italians help flood of refugees in Pope Francis’ vision of ‘a church for the poor’
By Rosie Scammell — May 14, 2015
CATANIA, Italy (RNS) Stretched to the limits by the scores of refugees who arrive daily, Italian Catholics are trying to embody Pope Francis' call to build "a church for the poor."
New Palestinian saints highlight region’s beleaguered Christians
By Rosie Scammell — May 11, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The two nuns offer a glimmer of hope for Middle Eastern Christians, beset by violence and recent targeting by militants from the Islamic State group.
‘Commentarii de Inepto Puero’: American priest translates ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ into Latin
By Rosie Scammell — May 7, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Officially, the Roman Catholic Church still communicates in Latin. And now so does young Greg Heffley in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid."
Vatican blasts Muhammad cartoons as pouring ‘gasoline on the fire’
By Rosie Scammell — May 6, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The front page article in L'Osservatore Romano likened the exhibit in Garland, Texas, to pouring "gasoline on the fire" of religious sensitivities and was critical of its sponsors.
Deal imports American bottom-line accounting to Italy’s Catholic churches
By Rosie Scammell — May 5, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The new program brings a measure of American financial savvy to Italy's notoriously murky church finances, dovetailing with Pope Francis' push for reform and transparency.
