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Heart and Soul: Finding faith on a warship

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Finding faith on a warship

20/05/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Heart and Soul, Finding faith on a warship

Rev Louisa Pittman is a female chaplain who helps sailors find faith on the frontline

Rev Louisa Pittman is a female chaplain who helps sailors find faith on the frontline. Follow her as she carries out her duties on board a warship.

BBC Faith and Ethics reporter Claire Jones has been granted exclusive access on board British warship HMS Northumberland while on deployment to the North Sea. 
 
As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, Claire explores faith on a warship, and whether armed forces personnel can ‘find their faith’ in times of trouble or unrest.

The military chaplain onboard the warship is Reverend Dr Louisa Pittman, one of three female chaplains in the Royal Navy. She caters for all faiths, never carries a weapon, and holds no rank so the captain or a junior rating can speak freely.
 
Claire follows her as she carries out her duties and hears from sailors onboard about what their faith means to them in times of conflict.

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