Easter Hope

On this Easter Sunday morning we ask if there more darkness than light in our lives? More hopelessness than hope? Where can the light and hope be found in a world that's full of pain, conflict, poverty and hate? Journalist Liz Kennedy, Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick from Ulster University and by Dr Naomi Green, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain join Audrey Carville to share their sources of hope. Fr Carlos Ferrero, parish priest in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. He tells us how this Easter will differ from the last two years. Later this morning, Pope Leo will deliver his first traditional Easter Urbi et Orbi address from the balcony in St Peter's Square in Rome. Much attention will be on it, particularly following his sermon on Palm Sunday when he spoke out strongly against those leaders who start wars. Journalist and long time observer of the Vatican, Austen Ivereigh, gives us his assessment of Pope Leo's comments. And as the NASA Artemis 2 spaceflight heads towards the far side of the moon, we hear from space communicator Dr Niamh Shaw who was present at the launch, and space journalist Kate Arkless Grey, about why they think space exploration matters when there are so many challenges on the ground on Earth.

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Easter Hope is an episode from Everyday Ethics by BBC.

This episode is 56:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 5, 2026.

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