Francis Rooney

Francis Rooney served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See under George W. Bush from 2005 to 2008, and is author of the book, The Global Vatican.

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Pope Francis' 'Soft Power' Diplomacy Aims to Bring Islam Into the Modern World

Pope Francis is picking up where Pope Benedict left off, drawing the Holy See into the global search for solutions to religiously inspired terrorism

By Francis Rooney
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