The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is normally a time of fasting, family and prayer for Muslims around the world. How can the people of Gaza observe Ramadan in the middle of conflict, displacement and desperate food shortages? Ghada Ouda, a journalist in Rafah in the south of Gaza, tells us about her preparations.
The first ever helpline in the UK dedicated to people leaving controlling groups or experiencing religious trauma has just been set up. Terri O'Sullivan, Apostate Services Development Officer, at Humanists UK explains who is using the service.
As Christians mark the fourth Sunday in Lent, Mothering Sunday, we ask is it ok to avoid church? Lizzie Lowrie discusses the alternative liturgy she helped create for those who find the day difficult.
Editor: Dan Tierney
Presenter: Emily Buchanan
Producers: Alexa Good and James Leesley
Studio Managers: Simon Highfield and Kelly Young
Production Coordinator: Pete Liggins
The history of 'defrocking' and the story behind a 400-year-old missal
Islamophobia in Ireland; Executed Carmelite nuns; Church closures
Church of England safeguarding; Catholic synod; Vicar's pay
Hexham and Newcastle safeguarding review; conversion therapy; Franco and the Benedictines
Hajj bookings, Ukraine army chaplains, Jewish divorce
Chinese Muslims; Aid for Uganda, Northern Ireland schools
Child abuse, Ron DeSantis, Celebration Day
Church yard allotments, Myanmar cyclone, New caritas boss
Turkey election; Established church; St Francis of Assisi
Coronation Order of Service, Sudan Archbishop, God & Government report
Sri Lanka Easter Bombings; University Term Names; Windermere Children
16/04/2023
Muslim Hikers; Good Friday Agreement; Music in Church
Ramadan Recipes; Christian Nudists; Paul O'Grady and The Salvation Army
A decade of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury, Ramadan rules, Jewish housing
19/03/2023
Live from Rome on a decade of Pope Francis
Windsor Deal; Slave Trade and the Church of England; Oscar Contender
Attacks on refugees; Orthodoxy in Ukraine; school singing project
Ukraine's Religious Freedom Watchdog; Black Jesus; Champing
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