On the topic of female leadership in the Church, a Canon Pastor at Canterbury Cathedral, Clare Edwards, is to speak in a Catholic church in Kent next month on “The Anglican perspective – what can the Catholic Church learn from the changes that have occurred in women’s roles and aspirations in society at large and particularly in other denominations”. The talk, to be given on 20 March, is part of a series on reflections on the role of women in the Catholic Church to be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Faversham. Earlier in the month, Tina Beattie, professor of Catholic studies at the University of Roehampton, will also be speaking. The talks were the brainchild of parishioner, historian and former senior civil servant Sir Ronald McIntosh. Pope Francis has