Some of the Vatican’s secrets have been revealed in a new book, ”Secretum”, by Massimo Franco. It’s in the form of a series of conversations with Archbishop Sergio Pagano, who has worked in the Vatican archive for 45 years. From stories of Vatican intrigue to a letter written in 1530 by English nobles urging Pope Clement VII to grant Henry VIII an annulment so he could marry Anne Boleyn, Massimo Franco tells Edward about some of the gems in the Archive.
The Inter Faith Network (IFN) is to close after the government withdrew funding because one of its trustees is associated with the Muslim Council of Britain. Since 1987 the IFN has worked to promote understanding and good relations between people of different faiths. Edward talks to IFN’s executive director, Dr Harriet Crabtree and to Zara Mohammed, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.
Increasingly AI is being used to help people maintain a form of relationship after death, to help preserve a legacy or experiences worth remembering. We hear from the AI version of the actor Ed Asner who died in 2021, from Stephen Smith, CEO of StoryFile, who created it and from Dr Nathan Mladin from Theos whose latest report looks at the pros and cons of how AI is being used in the rapidly changing world of grief tech.
Producers: Amanda Hancox and James Leesley
Sister Helen Prejean, Brexit and the Border, Hong Kong Protests
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
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