Why so many creatives became Catholic
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Melanie McDonagh is a distinguished journalist who has written extensively about religion and ideas for the Spectator, The Times, and the Daily Telegraph.
She sat down with Lydia Bennett to discuss her latest book 'Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, why so many became Catholic in the 20th century', the class-defying nature of the contemporary Catholic Church and why we may be going through a similar era of Catholic rediscovery now...
Released on 29 Jan 2026
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