This video shows edited highlights of the discussion.
An examination on the opposition to the ministry and agenda of Pope Francis, and what this means to the Catholic Church.
The Tablet's Rome correspondent Christopher Lamb, and author of The Outsider : Pope Francis and His Battle to Reform the Church (Orbis Books, 2020), with BBC Broadcaster Ed Stourton will discuss this, and many other questions, in an inaugural Tablet webinar taking place on Thursday 4th June starting at 6pm BST
Tickets for this webinar will cost £15
Bookings
Included in the ticket price is a complimentary digital copy of the The Outsider : Pope Francis and His Battle to Reform the Church (Orbis Books, 2020)
Paper-back copies of the book are also available to purchase for just £16 order here a saving of £3.99 off the recommended price of £19.99
All proceeds from this event will go to The Tablet Development Fund.
This discussion will take place via Zoom. You will need to download the Zoom app onto your device to be able to join the call. Full details of how to join the call will be sent in the days before the event.
Date
4 June 2020 6pm – 7pm BST
Location
Zoom
Christopher Lamb
Christopher Lamb is a British journalist who is the Rome Correspondent for Catholic publication The Tablet. He is a contributor to the Vatican Insider page of La Stampa and a regular commentator for the BBC on Vatican and religious affairs.
Christopher studied Theology at Durham University and then completed a postgraduate diploma in journalism at the London College of Communication. Before joining The Tablet he worked at The Daily Telegraph.
Edward Stourton is writer and presenter of several high-profile current-affairs programmes and documentaries for radio and television, and regularly presents BBC Radio Four programmes such as The World at One, The World This Weekend, Sunday and Analysis. He is a frequent contributor to the Today programme, where for ten years he was one of the main presenters.
He has authored several books including John Paul II: Man of History, In the Footsteps of St Paul, Absolute Truth: The Catholic Church Today, It's a PC World : What It Means to Live in a Land Gone Politically Correct, Diary of a Dog-Walker: Time Spent Following a Lead, Cruel Crossing: Escaping Hitler Across the Pyrenees and Auntie's War: The BBC During the Second World War.