So is Pope Francis now going to be on the road to beatification and sainthood? Some, Jesuits and progressives, will be pushing for this. Others will be vociferously against it.

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire and traditional approaches. The cardinals who will choose his successor face a critical decision: Will they follow his path?

The @BBC @LentTalks this year have been consistently excellent. They are insightful and Biblical and relevant to life as it is lived.
Thank you BBC.

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If you want some Christmas cheer, may I recommend my podcast 'Christmas Alphabet' on Spotify and all podcast providers.
In 26 episodes I look at things to do with Christmas one letter at a time from A to Z. Start today and you get A for Advent!
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Found my happy place, in a day off at the Christmas markets of Birmingham.
Not a popular choice, maybe, but it does it for me. 😊🎄

Hello #BookSky 💙📚
While we're introducing ourselves, here's a book I wrote.

BBC launches new Radio 3 Unwind radio station 📻 just in time for the US election results. 😎

Anyone else here from a UK Baptist Church? Any BUGB ministers or other church leaders?
I'm minister of Trinity Baptist Church in Gorton, Manchester.