Baroness Hollins to deliver 2022 Craigmyle Lecture

Baroness Hollins official portrait

Baroness Hollins will deliver the Catholic Union's annual Craigmyle Lecture this year. Her talk will be on the subject of 'Keeping Children and Vulnerable Adults Safe - Insights from the Vatican'. It will take place at the University of Notre Dame on Monday 19 September.

Nigel Parker, Director of the Catholic Union, said: "We are delighted that Baroness Hollins has agreed to give this year's Craigmyle Lecture. Her practical insights into safeguarding based on her personal experience will be invaluable."

Baroness Hollins is a crossbench life peer and is a former President of both the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Medical Association. In 2014 she was appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. She is also a Vice-President of the Catholic Union of Great Britain.

The lecture will be both in person, followed by a drinks reception, and online. To attend please register here

The lecture will also be live streamed at this link: https://youtu.be/hZH7dsSqP4c.

Previous speakers at the Craigmyle Lecture (named after Lord Craigmyle, a former President of the Catholic Union), include Lord Bird, Sir James Macmillan, Lord Glasman, Baroness O'Loan, Baroness Scotland, and Sarah Teather.

LINKS

Catholic Union: www.catholicunion.org.uk