ACN and Catholic Voices are delighted to host a webinar on the question of religious freedom in the context of current events which have made the issue increasingly topical – growing religious persecution in countries such as China and Nigeria, international relations, COVID restrictions, and digital media.

Pope Francis says it’s time to talk about ‘Universal Basic Income’: What is it? How does it work? Does it work? Join us as we explore the concept of UBI with a panel of experts.

Ever wished that Government and policymakers listened to the concerns of faith groups? Well, an independent review has been launched calling for views from people of all faiths on the effectiveness of government’s engagement with faith groups.

In this exclusive webinar, we will speaking with Pope Francis' interlocutor and the compiler of ‘Let Us Dream’, Dr Austen Ivereigh. Austen will share his personal experience that took place behind the pages that made this book a reality, as well as highlighting key insights from the book.

As Catholics in England and Wales experience the second lockdown of 2020 profound questions remain about how the Church can fulfil its mission of evangelisation amidst the many challenges.

In this webinar, which will be chaired by Mike Kane MP, we will hear from representatives from two key organisations (Catholics for Labour and Catholics in the Conservatives) with a chance afterwards for Q&A. We hope this webinar will serve to encourage and equip more Catholics to engage in public life at all levels of society.

Over 2,500 Catholics were surveyed, between 19th May and the 26th July, about their experiences and attitudes towards lockdown. JOIN US via Zoom as we talk with one of the principal researchers and academics behind the survey and report, Professor Francis Davis, about some of the issues raised and lessons learnt.

It’s tough when you’re asked a controversial issue about your faith…Catholic Voices is here to help! ‘How To Defend The Faith Without Raising Your Voice’, is our flagship workshop for helping Catholics learn how to share the genius of the Gospel even in the midst of controversy.

In this 12th CV Connect webinar we will be interviewing Matt Nelson, author of ‘Just Whatever: How to Help the Spiritually Indifferent Find Beliefs that really Matter’.  We want to find out about the different types of religious indifference that one is likely to encounter, to share practical suggestions for how to awaken interest in those who are spiritually indifferent and share a compelling vision of a world in which it matters what you believe.

In this 11th CV Connect webinar we will be interviewing a Jesuit and a Dominican respectively to get a personal view of their orders approaches to evangelisation. We not only want to see how the Jesuits and Dominicans have historically responded to the challenges and opportunities of evangelisation, but also how these orders are approaching evangelisation and mission today in modern day Britain.

In this 10th CV Connect webinar we are hearing stories from different lay Catholics from England, Scotland and Ireland. We want to know how, in theses extraordinary circumstances, people are responding to this confinement with creativity.

In this 9th CV Connect webinar, we will be in conversation with the British Ambassador to the Holy See, a Member of Parliament, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service, and an Academic from St Mary’s University. We want to know what lockdown looks like for them and their perspective how the Church is responding to the current crisis.

In this 8th CV Connect webinar we are hearing stories from clergy and consecrated, men and women who have generously given their life in service to the Lord and His Church. We want to know how, in theses extraordinary circumstances, a Seminarian, a Deacon, Religious Sisters, Priests, a Consecrated Virgin and even a Bishop, have responded to the challenges and opportunities of lockdown.

Chris Stefanick (founder of Real Life Catholic) is an internationally acclaimed speaker who goes around the world inviting people into a dynamic, life changing encounter with God through Jesus in His Catholic Church.

In this CV Connect we will talk to Chris about how becoming aware of the way we speak to ourselves and replacing the negative self-talk with uplifting and powerful words that come from God can remind us of our Christian identity and the life we have been made for.

Fiona O’Reilly is the Director of Global Strategy for Divine Renovation which inspires and equips parishes to be missional and through them bring people to Jesus. In this webinar Fiona will share practical wisdom, wisdom that has already helped parishes across the globe to face the challenges presented by Coronavirus.

Fr Steve Grunow is the CEO of Word on Fire, the apostolate of Bishop Robert Barron, which reaches millions of people by utilising the tools of new media to draw people into or back to the Catholic Faith. For this instalment of CV Connect, we are asking Fr Steve about what it takes to be a digital evangelist, how we can use lockdown to prepare and experiment and what needs to go on behind the screens in our personal lives.

Most of us are new to ‘self-isolation’, not Br. Richard Hendrick OFM our guest speaker for the second instalment of CV Connect Webinar.

Times of crisis such as these can bring out the best and the worst in humanity. In conversation with Fr. Conor McDonough OP we will explore how the Church, and in particular lay Catholics, can be at the forefront of making sure that the ‘very best of our common humanity triumphs’, especially for the health and well-being of the weakest, the poorest, and the most vulnerable’.