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
Elton John's Rocketman for Lent; Young Worshipers and Climate Change; Nigeria's Oscars bid
Every Day Sounds That Make Us Happy; Dissappeared Christian and Black Church Domestic Abuse.
The Skipping Sikh; David Baddiel; Gospel Music
Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide
Faith and Kamala Harris; China's Uighar Minority; How to be a Refugee
Lichfield Cathedral Becomes Vaccination Hub; Martin Luther King Day and Sikh Devotional Music
President Trump, white supremacy and Christianity; Children of Catholic Priests; Christmas lights stay on
Religious News Review; Hospital Chaplain; Religion and Vaccine Scepticism
Hope, Devotional music, Cold water swimming
Bethlehem's quiet Christmas, Cardinal Pell's prison journal, Choir's Covid test
Indian farmers' strike; Lock-down Conversions; Christmas Lights at Durham Cathedral
The PC and the hijab; Minecraft Sunday School; National Grief Awareness Week at St Paul's Cathedral
Christmas Carols; Maradona; the Morality of Foreign Aid
Catholic IICSA Response; MuslimPro App; Zoom Choirs
Beirut Statue; Catholic Abuse Report; Who should get the vaccine first?
Remembrance in a pandemic; US Election; Living in Love and Faith
Bobby Ball's Faith; France and Islam; Labour Anti-semitism Report
COVID reflections; Pope Francis and civil partnerships; Bakery for refugees
Gordon Brown; Bishop of Liverpool; Martyrs Book
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi; IICSA reports on the Anglican Church; Jewish weddings
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