Catholic Voices co-founder trains new recruits

Austen Ivereigh explains how faithful can talk to news media about assisted dying, abortion

Austen Ivereigh, co-founder of Catholic Voices, teaches new members to "re-frame" issues to get their message across. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Journalist and author Austen Ivereigh, co-founder of Catholic Voices, arrived in Vancouver in June. He was here to train young people to talk to the media, preparing for the launch of Catholic Voices in Canada later this year. He talked to The B.C. Catholic about the driving force behind the project, how to make the Church's teachings relevant, and an upcoming book on Pope Francis. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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