Emily Buchanan presents the final edition of Radio 4's Sunday programme of 2023, and brings together a panel of guests from different faiths to discuss the stand out events of the last year and also look forward to the issues and stories they expect everyone will be talking about in 2024.
New figures from the charity Shelter indicate a sharp rise in homelessness. More than 300,000 people are thought to have spent this festive season without a proper home. We speak to the Anglican Bishop of Manchester, Dr David Walker, who regards this as a moral scandal.
In recent days Russia has intensified its attacks across Ukraine, in a significant escalation of the war. We return to Zhanna Bezpiatchuk, a reporter with the BBC Ukraine Service, who was one of the first people we spoke to after Russia's full scale invasion in February 2022. She reflects on nearly two years of conflict, how it's affected her life and the importance, during wartime, of her personal faith.
A spontaneous memorial garden has sprung up close to the Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead. People have been leaving notes and trinkets in memory of friends and family who have died. We hear from Professor Anne Whitehead who’s been documenting the development of this new "shrine". She reflects on how the sculpture has taken on a new and spiritual dimension.
Producers: Jonathan Hallewell and Rajeev Gupta Editor: Tim Pemberton
Flood clean-up, Human trafficking, Theology of beards
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Plague Carving; The Archbishop of Capetown and Latest Anglican Church Investigation
Sir Stephen Cleobury; Ampleforth College; Guru Nanak's poetry
Faith at Glastonbury and The Bishop of Burnley on the need for Safeguarding changes
Hong Kong Protests, BK Shivani, Catholicism and Transgender
Gangland funerals; Jewish women's abuse helpline; Grenfell two years on.
Cricket in Afghanistan; Military Chaplains; Grenfell legacy
Virtual Reality baptisms; Asia Bibi's lawyer
Queen Emma's Bones; Ruth Hunt; Islamophobia
Walking pilgrimages, Jean Vanier, Religious perspectives on artificial intelligence
Ramadan, Thai King, South African Elections
Sri Lanka attacks; Catholic Primate of All Ireland
The date of Easter, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Sri Lanka bombings
Sikh Vaisakhi, Fleabag and Forgiveness
Israeli elections, Jallianwala Bagh, Newly discovered ancient religion
Brexit Alliance, Dalai Lama, Brexit Prayer
Asylum and religious conversion; Sam Brownback
Witch Markings, New Zealand Mosque Attacks and Religion in China
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