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5th October 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Looking towards the Synod

Amidst the media frenzy over the trial of the Pope’s butler, and betting shop speculation over the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the coming week will see a series of significant events and milestones: the Opening of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, the formal declaration […]

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14th March 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

The Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome

It is often easier to say what divides religion than what unites. And that is certainly the emphasis given by media reporting from the “front line”, be it sectarian violence in Nigeria or historic resentments in Northern Ireland. Sometimes, regrettably, religious division is real, and does lead to violence. But very often it is the […]

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