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
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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