Diocese of

Hexham and Newcastle

Bishop Séamus Cunningham

Durham University's Centre for Catholic Studies

Durham University's Centre for Catholic Studies is the UK's first permanent centre devoted to pioneering research and teaching in Catholic theology in the public academy. The Centre operates within the UK's premier research Department of Theology and Religion and works in close partnership with the Catholic Church to produce future leaders, foster talent, and foment Catholic scholarship locally and globally.

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The Centre for Catholic Studies programme of events for 2018–2019 is available here.

News:

Anglican – Roman Catholic International Commission III (ARCIC III): First Agreed Statement

Following seven years of work, the official body for Anglican-Catholic interfaith dialogue (ARCIC III) has released its first ‘Agreed Statement’, entitled, 'Walking Together on the Way: Learning to Be the Church – Local, Regional, Universal'. Shaped by the CCS’s method of 'Receptive Ecumenism', the statement focuses on the need for ecclesial conversion and reform by the churches of the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church learning from each other in relation to their respective wounds and difficulties. Read more about the publication, including the role of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, here.

Audio and video-recordings on the CCS website

The CCS has updated its repository of audio and video-recordings. New additions include talks by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, Catherine Pepinster, Roy Hattersley, Eamon Duffy, Karen Kilby and Daniel Mulhall. They can be accessed free of charge here.

Next events

Posters:

Ushaw Lecture Series:

Douai/Ushaw 450th Anniversary Lecture 3; 'The Hounding of Francis Thompson'. A lecture by Professor Keith Hanley (Lancaster University).

On Thursday 18 October 2018 at Ushaw College.

Lecture from 6.00pm - 7.15pm in the Exhibition Hall (drinks reception from 5.30pm). This lecture is free, but registration by phoning 0191 334 1656 or online, through eventbrite is required.

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'Sir Edward Coleman (1636-1678): Catholic Martyr as Newsletter Writer'. A lecture by Professor Stephen Taylor (Durham University).

On Tuesday 27 November 2018 at Ushaw College. Lecture from 6.00pm - 7.15pm in the Exhibition Hall (drinks reception from 5.30pm). This lecture is free, but registration by phoning 0191 334 1656 or online, through eventbrite is required.