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The UCCR interviews

This page is dedicated to the Friday interviews, the weekly feature in which we engage in dialogue with figures from various cultural fields (science, theology, philosophy, history, etc.). Below is a list of all the interviews we have conducted over the years.

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The Good Hackers of the Vatican: How They Protect the Church

Interview with Joseph Shenouda, cybersecurity expert and coordinator of the Vatican Cyber Volunteers, the Vatican’s “good hackers.”
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The Brain Has a Sex: The Real Myth Is Feminist Ideas

Neuroscientist Martina Ardizzi says that sex differences in the brain are a myth. What does specialist Marco Del Giudice think.
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I, Not Catholic, Saved from Death in Iran by Benedict XVI

The story of Marziyeh Amirizadeh, sentenced to death by hanging in Iran and saved by the intervention of Benedict XVI.
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Moses found by archaeology? “Why I defend my discovery”

The Moses of the Bible and archaeology: traces found in a mine in Sinai. UCCR interviews the author of the potential discovery.
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The Crusades: Brutality and the Church’s True Role

Interview with Sini Kangas (University of Tampere) on the Crusades, the role of the Church, and the historical reliability of the sources.
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Care for Creation: Its Roots in Medieval Monasticism

Restoring the balance of medieval monasticism. The care for creation, as a gift from God, highlighted by Leo XVI is not a modern issue.
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Dialogue with the converted philosopher: «In tears before God»

Interview with Jason D. Hill, philosopher at DePaul University, a convert from atheism after recognising the failure of existentialism.
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Canadian historian: «No natives killed in Catholic schools»

Our interview with Jacques Rouillard, professor of History at the University of Montreal and expert in Canadian residential schools.