James Foley
Mother of slain US journalist thanks Pope Francis for support
By Josephine McKenna — March 6, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Diane Foley said her family had been deeply moved when the pope telephoned them in August 2014 soon after her son James' brutal beheading. She wanted to thank him personally.
Images of pilot’s gruesome death are not the last we’ll see from the Islamic State (COMMENTARY)
By James S. Robbins — February 6, 2015
(RNS) Coverage of the execution videos was fading after the initial outrage last summer. Perhaps the Islamic State leadership thought that the world was tuning out. So they kicked it up to a new level of dreadfulness.
Is James Foley a martyr? A brutal death sparks a faith-based debate
By David Gibson — August 26, 2014
(RNS) James Foley’s murder by terrorists of the Islamic State has prompted many Christians, especially Foley’s fellow Catholics, to argue that he should be considered a martyr, maybe even a saint.
James Foley’s parents draw on faith after journalist son’s execution
By Melanie Eversley — August 21, 2014
(RNS) In their appearance in front of their home Wednesday (Aug. 20), John and Diane Foley made frequent references to God.
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