Burnham's Faith & Politics, AI Sermons, World Cup & the Virgin Mary
As Andy Burnham prepares to become the UK's new Prime Minister we look at how his Catholic upbringing shaped the values behind his politics....
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20 of 534 episodesSpanish Civil War at 90
This week marks 90 years since the start of the Spanish Civil War. In July 1936, a rebel general, Francisco Franco, led a military coup agai...
Ayatollah Khamenei's Funeral, 'Conversion Therapy', Football Fever in Mexico
As mourners gather in Iran to pay their respects to the country's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, we hear from Tehran about th...
Venezuela earthquakes, America 250, pilgrimages
With the number of people known to have died following earthquakes in Venezuela rising, rescue teams are racing to find those who are still...
C of E Adoption Apology; Anish Kapoor; Burnham’s Catholicism
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, this week apologised for the Church of England's role in the forced adoption of children...
Belfast reaction; Coming Home; Faith and Football
Thousands of people gathered at an anti-racism protest in Belfast on Saturday, after violence across the city this past week saw people's ho...
Archbishop AI; Sikh Kirpan; World Cup
On Friday, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, told a House of Lords debate that current AI regulation is “wholly inadequate”...
Papal Encyclical; Biblical Diets; Human Composting
This week Pope Leo XIV launched the first encyclical of his pontificate. He broke with tradition and presented it himself and addressed the...
DRC Ebola; Jain Manuscripts; Heritage funding
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, the World Health Organisation has classified the regional risk as “very...
Faith and politics; Holocaust memorial lecture; street preachers
The build up to the by-election in Makerfield is likely to be the only political story in town in the coming weeks. Reform UK is pledging to...
Sir David Attenborough; Music is Black; UK Antisemitism
As Sir David Attenborough turns 100, we ask what his lifelong work revealing the natural world has meant not just scientifically, but spirit...
Sunday special:One year of Pope Leo XIV
A special edition of Sunday marking a year since the election of Pope Leo XIV
Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome, Christianity and the founding of the US, Hairdressing priest
Dame Sarah Mullally has chosen Rome as the destination for her first overseas visit as Archbishop of Canterbury. The 4-day visit to the Vati...
Pope Leo and President Trump; Buddhist extremism; Gulf Christians
After a week of headlines that portrayed Pope Leo and President Trump pitted against each other, the pontiff says he regrets his remarks bei...
Archers at 75, Lebanese Icon, Religious language of war
As talks between the United States and Iran get underway, Edward Stourton discusses the vivid use of religious language in the rhetoric surr...
05/04/2026
Less than two weeks since her installation as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally is to give her first Easter sermon in th...
Bible Society 'Quiet Revival' report withdrawn over 'fraudlent' responses
Sunday guides you through the religious and ethical issues of the week, including the news that a report claiming the number of young people...
The enthronement of Archbishop Sarah Mullally at Canterbury Cathedral
Sunday guides you through the time-honoured rituals of the enthronement of an Archbishop of Canterbury - and how the service will break new...
15/03/2026
For Iranians living in the UK, the past weeks have been filled with uncertainty and fear for loved ones and growing concern about what happe...
War in the Middle East and Gafcon
The Anglican Communion’s long-running divisions over same-sex relationships have sharpened again after a major gathering in Nigeria. At the...