# Catherine Pepinster

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Catherine Pepinster - The Catholic appropriation of May Day

Injecting truth into Pepinster's account: why a pope wanted May Day for himself, rather than let communists have all the fun.

The Myth of Sudden Change: How the First Woman Archbishop Got There

When Sarah Mullally was installed as Archbishop of Canterbury, it looked like a breakthrough. It was. But it didn't happen by accident. In this episode, Amanda Henderson talks with Catherine Pepinster, a journalist who reported on Mullally's rise and the network who helped make it possible. Before…

Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome, Christianity and the founding of the US, Hairdressing priest

Dame Sarah Mullally has chosen Rome as the destination for her first overseas visit as Archbishop of Canterbury. The 4-day visit to the Vatican includes prayers at the tomb of St Peter in St Peter's Basilica, and a private audience with Pope Leo. It is a trip that is being seen as significant for r…

Catherine Pepinster

Sometimes, digging into the origins of a word can help with real insights into a contemporary issue. Take the meaning of the word person. The ancient Greeks used the word for face – prosopon – to mean a person, while in Latin, the word persona, from which we get the English person, owes its origi…

Catherine Pepinster

With the re-emergence of Andy Burnham as a Westminster politician, people have become fascinated by his backstory. The most recent episode is his time as Mayor of Manchester – responsible not just for the city of Manchester but also towns like Bolton and Rochdale and Manchester’s immediate neighbou…

RMC Briefing: The Catholic faith behind Andy Burnham's politics

Next week, the UK will have a new prime minister - Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the first Catholic to take on this role since emancipation. In this Religion Media Centre briefing, people who know him well described how he embodies Catholic social teaching around the common good…

Catherine Pepinster

Good morning, If you’re feeling in need of a little nostalgia for the 1980s, then the film, Wham! 10 Days in China that opened in cinemas this week might be just the thing. It’s a documentary about the 10 day tour of China that Wham!, featuring George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, made in 1985. They…

426. The American Pope: Leo XIV, Trump, and the New Vatican Soft Power

In this episode of The Big Picture, Patrick speaks with leading religious and political journalist Catherine Pepinster to examine the soft power, geopolitics, and spiritual influence of Pope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost). Episode Highlights The Rise of Pope Leo XIV: How the Augustinian friar and forme…

Catherine Pepinster

TODAY, AUGUST 15, is traditionally the day that Catholics celebrate the feast of the Assumption, that marks Mary, mother of Jesus, being taken both body and soul into heaven. Countless Catholics even before the Church made it official dogma, believed it. What intrigues me, though, is when the Chur…

Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome, Christianity and the founding of the US, Hairdressing priest

Dame Sarah Mullally has chosen Rome as the destination for her first overseas visit as Archbishop of Canterbury. The 4-day visit to the Vatican includes prayers at the tomb of St Peter in St Peter's Basilica, and a private audience with Pope Leo. It is a trip that is being seen as significant for r…