Faith is front and centre at Cop28 this weekend. The Pope may have missed the climate summit because of health problems but for the first time at the gathering , a Faith Pavilion has been erected. Edward looks at the role religions can play in mobilising support for action on climate change.
Hear about the near death experience involving bright lights and angelic figures that turned a manual labourer into an artist and composer
Edward talks to priest Eugene O'Hagan about the faith of Shane McGowan who died this week at the age of 65. The Pogues's singer described himself as a 'religious fanatic' and a 'free-thinking Catholic'. We'll hear how important his religion was to life and his work.
A World Health Organization team in Gaza has described scenes in the hospitals there as “like a horror movie”, even before the bombing started again this week. Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian surgeon who operated on patients at the Anglican-run al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, has now returned to the UK and tells Edward Stourton about his experiences.
Edward hears from Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh was badly wounded when he was taken hostage by Hamas
Witch Markings, New Zealand Mosque Attacks and Religion in China
25 years of women priests; Amanda Spielman on faith schools
Helen Taylor-Thompson; new Farsi service
Isis bride, sex education backlash
Medieval Nun, Burial Space.
Nigeria’s elections: A Sunday programme special
Jeremy Hunt, Bishop of Liverpool
Holocaust Remembrance, Jazz Church Music, Venezuela
Turbans and Tales, Clergy Safety, The Unknown Six
Methodism's oldest chapel, Knife crime
St Bride's Church, The Sacred Art of Joking, Jair Bolsonaro
Where was Jesus born?
Immigration and Religion: A Sunday Programme Special
A Christmas Experience
The Knife Angel and Divorce in the Sikh Community
Hanukkah and Christingle; Funeral costs
Brexit; Church Growth
Anglo Saxon religion; Asia Bibi
Sunday: A Remembrance Special
Bishop Michael Curry and Intersex Day
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