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Articles by Nicholas Owen
Why Pope Benedict XVI’s ‘Declaratio’ still haunts the Catholic Church
(Nicholas Owen) — For better or for worse, it remains the definitive moment for the Catholic Church of our time – the morning of February 11, 2013, when in the presence of the cardinals gathered for the consistory, Benedict XVI unexpectedly began reading aloud in Latin a document simply called Declaratio. The consequences of that utterance have been and still are enormous. Many assumptions have been made about what Benedict actually did that day.
Madspace - Nicholas Owen
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Forsters’ Commercial Dispute Resolution team recognised in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2026
14 January 2026 News The Lawyer’s list of the Top 20 cases to be heard in the Courts of England and Wales in 2026 features Hipgnosis Music Limited (In Liquidation) v Merck Mercuriadis & Ors in which Forsters acts for the Claimant. The Forsters team is led by Partner and Head of Disputes, Benedict Walton, with support from Senior Associate Edward Richards and Associates Nicholas Owen, Frances Snowball and Saffy Sall.
Nicky's fake news - Nicholas Owen
Jeremy Paxman has said ‘any fool’ can read the headlines on TV. Nicholas Owen, a newsreader for 30 years, begs to differ It was a fairly quiet day for stories – not much to get excited or anxious about. I was in what was then called the BBC News 24 studio, to present for a few hours. Most of what I read out was scripted, and it was just a matter of sounding sensible and hoping that the words on the autocue matched the words on the scripts and, most important, those coming out of my mouth.
Chucking out books - Nicholas Owen
In the age of Zoom, in the background one’s bookshelves must look well filled, the titles evidence of wide and wise reading. In Nicholas Owen's house, they are a source of tension. ‘You can’t keep accumulating books,’ my wife said. ‘You’ve got to sort them out.’ Which meant chucking a lot out. As we picked among the titles, a lively discussion ensued. ’Why on earth do you want to keep that one?’ she said.
How to be a newsreader - Nicholas Owen
Blog Magazine Podcasts Greatest Hits About Us Literary Lunches The Directory Courses & Tours Shop Features Regulars Books Arts Travel Pursuits Jeremy Paxman has said ‘any fool’ can read the headlines on TV. Nicholas Owen, a newsreader for 30 years, begs to differ It was a fairly quiet day for stories – not much to get excited or anxious about. I was in what was then called the BBC News 24 studio, to present for a few hours.
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