
Brendan Walsh
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1 week ago |
thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh
“Don’t forget the poor.” These are the words that the Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes famously whispered in the ear of Jorge Mario Bergoglio after his fellow cardinals had elected the Archbishop of Buenos Aires as Pope at the conclave 12 years ago. I confess the words, “Be afraid, be very afraid …” crossed my mind when someone asked me what I would whisper in the ear of the man who enters the conclave of 2025 as a cardinal and emerges as Pope. Friends and colleagues are less jittery.
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1 week ago |
thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh
Vincent Nichols, 79, the Archbishop of Westminster since 2009 and a cardinal since 2014, has led the Church in England and Wales through a particularly rocky period. A forceful president of the bishops’ conference and a capable and sometimes combative media performer, he has maintained strong relationships with the Church of England and other faith groups, in particular Islam. Views differ over his effectiveness as a political operator and as the administrator of a large archdiocese.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
thetablet.co.uk | Brian Morton |Brendan Walsh
Although David Lodge, who died on 1 January aged 89, will forever be regarded as a ‘campus novelist’, he was much more than thatAlthough David Lodge, who died on 1 January aged 89, will forever be regarded as a ‘campus novelist’, he was much more than thatRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £37.50 quarterly Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door. Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh
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Jul 10, 2024 |
thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh
‘The Latin Mass really does seem to be a hook which many people find draws them to Christ’A wide range of public figures have signed a letter published in The Times opposing the ‘banishment’ of the celebration of the Mass in the old rite from parishes.
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