“It is important that the Catholic community contributes to the public life and discourse of our country, especially in relation to the moral, religious and social challenges of the day. The Tyburn Lectures are helping the
Church to fulfil that important role.”
Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor Archbishop of Westminster

2004 Lecture ­ May 19th 2004

Mr George Weigel

The author of 13 books, he is best known internationally for his magisterial biography of Pope John Paul II, ‘Witness to Hope’. Published in 1999 in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, ‘Witness to Hope’ has subsequently appeared in Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Czech, Slovenian, Russian, and German.

Mr Weigel has contributed articles to opinion journals and newspapers throughout the world and is a consultant on Vatican Affairs for NBC News. His weekly column, ‘The Catholic Difference’, is syndicated to 60 newspapers in the United States.