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
11/07/2021
Manchester Jewish Museum; Fire Monks; Gardening
Fatima the Film; Tik Tok Anti-Semitism and Methodist Gay Marriage Vote
Smuggling bibles to China; Wedding backlog; President Biden and the Catholic Bishops
Climate Change Boat Relay; Faith and Football; Cult Survivor
06/06/2021
Cathedral Cycle Route; Gordon Browns Global Vaccine Plea and The Pagan Ceremony of 'Handfasting'
The Church's Role Post Covid; Gaza Ceasefire; G7 Choir
Songs of Grief and Hope; Contested Monuments; Mayflower Legacy
Arranged Marriages, Gavin Peacock, ‘Body and Soul’ workout with Mr Motivator
Pilgrimage; Segregated Education in Northern Ireland; An Emperor in Bath
100 Voices; Church of England's anti-racism strategy; Pilgrimage
'Music of the soul'; Faith and Forgiveness; Racism in the Church of England
The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human
Harry Connick Junior; Fiona Bruce, Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief and Sir David Suchet
Handel's Messiah; RE and the Cartoon Row; Sikh Domestic Abuse
"Witch" songs; The Ethics of Protest; LGBT+ Catholics
Strange Fruit; Prison during the Pandemic; Religion and the Census
A special programme to celebrate International Women's Day
Black Church Vaccine Push; Pope's Historic Visit to Iraq; Decorating Graves
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