Sunday
Rásarupplýsingar
Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Nýlegir þættir
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Gaza ceasefire, Burnham and faith
It's a new dawn in Gaza as the ceasefire holds, we hear from the Catholic aid agency ready to send aid to Palestinians returning to where their homes...
Next Archbishop of Canterbury; China religious crackdown; Gaza ceasefire plan
One man has a special insight into the qualities needed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury; Rt Rev Lord Richard Harries has known the last 7 hold...
UN at 80; Christian Nationalism; Religion and video games
As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary, William Crawley talks to Adrian Gallagher, Professor in Global Security about whether the UN ha...
Charlie Kirk & Christian Nationalism; Muslim Generational Divide; Arvo Part
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is being seen as a dangerous moment between left and right in US politics. Sunday explores the Christian nationalist...
First Millennial Saint; Mystery of Musa al-Sadr and Archbishop of Canterbury 'Frontrunners'
Pope Leo will preside over a service of canonisation for the first time today. The ceremony also stands out because of the age of one of those being m...
School shooting; Rediscovered monastic music; Bishop of Oxford on migration
William Crawley examines the place of prayer in the aftermath of the school shooting that left two children dead and many injured. It comes as the May...
Russia-Ukraine; Saving the Shrimps; the pilgrim cellist
As the meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin fail to produce a ceasefire in Ukraine, we talk to Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski about the response of...
Ukrainian Independence day, Córdoba Cathedral, Kayaking Priests
It's Ukraine's independence day, a state holiday begun after the break with the old Soviet Union in 1991. Churches across the world have been invited...
The role of AI in faith and spirituality; Haredi draft row in Israel
BBC Director Ellena Wood talks about her documentary and podcast 'Inside the Cult of Jesus Army' which examines the puritanical sect founded by Noel...
Israel-Gaza, Shaolin Scandals, Axe Murder Priest
The Board of Deputies of British Jews hosted an emergency meeting this week in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. A statement followed, whi...
Post Office scandal; Gaza crisis; Hildegard of Bingen
When the first part of the report into the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry was published earlier this month, it revealed the devastating impact of that...
Syria; Gaza Christians; 'Monkey Trial'
Syria is facing perhaps its gravest crisis since the fall of the Assad regime last December. It began with sectarian clashes between Druze and Bedouin...
Tuam Excavation; 50 years of Women Rabbis in the UK; Faith in Sport
As the Church of England prepares parishes to be a ‘church in a time of conflict’, we hear from the Bishop to the Armed Forces, the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson...
Dalai Lama, Welfare bill, Turkey
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed that he will have a successor after his death, ending years of uncertainty - but China ha...
Church of England Stalking Case; Global Religion Study; Faith at Glastonbury
The Church of England is facing serious criticism from a stalking victim for failing to keep him safe. The victim was a male volunteer church warden,...
Israel-Iran; Assisted Dying; Summer Solstice
The US has bombed three major nuclear sites in Iran, bringing the country directly into the Israel-Iran conflict. Iran's Foreign minister has describe...
UK Hindu community reaction to Air India plane crash; Zen Buddhist master; Israel-Iran strikes
The horrific plane crash in Gujarat sent shockwaves through the UK’s Hindu community — many of whom have close ties to that region of India. The day a...
Pope Leo Inauguration; Jewish merger; Archbishop of Canterbury delays
William Crawley talks to Cardinal Vincent Nichols ahead of the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV and hears from correspondent Bethany Bell in Rome.
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New UK ‘blasphemy law’ claims, Syria’s Alawites, Beatboxing nuns
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton.
Sudan; Elvis Presley; Catholic church closures
With the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine top on the news agenda, it may be easy to miss ongoing war in Sudan. The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontiè...
Gaza Aid; Pope Diplomacy; Faith on TikTok
Humanitarian aid is now reaching Gaza, although the required levels remain a point of dispute between the Israeli Government and aid agencies. It come...
Live from Rome - all you need to know about Pope Leo XIV
The world was watching as American Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, stepped out onto the balcony of St Peter's Basilica earlier this week.
Will...
Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: cardinals get ready to cast their vote for the next pope
While Sistine chapels’ voting booth remains unpredictable, there are still potential runners and riders. To discuss these front runners as well as the...
Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church
William Crawley is live from St Peter's Square in Rome, reflecting on Pope Francis’s funeral.
He’s joined by Austen Ivereigh, biographer of Pop...
Easter in Ukraine and Gaza; 30 years of Father Ted
As President Putin calls an Easter Truce, Emily Buchanan talks to writer Nadikya Gerbish celebrating Easter in Western Ukraine.
We hear from ai...
Kenneth Williams; Misogyny in schools; Israel-Gaza
Archive on 4 is available on BBC Sounds featuring previously unheard tapes of Kenneth Williams reading Bible stories. They were recorded by a young Ja...
Myanmar cardinal; Trump's Faith advisor; Omid Djalili
Cardinal Charles Bo talks to Sunday about the devastation in his home country of Myanmar.
William talks to Dr Leah Payne, an expert in female P...
Justin Welby; Myanmar Earthquake; Sound of music
Justin Welby has given his first interview, since he resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury because of a failure to act over the serial abuser John Smyt...
Million dollar controversial Muslim TV series; Abuse linked to witchcraft; Protests in Israel
A controversial Ramadan TV series banned in both Iran and Iraq explores the possible origins of the schism between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims. We hear fr...
Ukraine ceasefire; Giles Coren; Dalai Lama rebirth
Downing Street's virtual summit of Ukraine allies may have given those countries a greater sense of unity, but the war continues in Ukraine and Presid...
Putin & the US Christian right; Pope and Poetry; Covid Day of Reflection
Ronald Reagan, Republican president and hero of right wing cold warriors, once famously described the Soviet Union as the Evil Empire. Today many cons...
Ukraine, CofE Safeguarding, Oscars
After days of intense diplomatic drama over Ukraine, and as President Zelenskyy visits the UK, we debate the morality of making peace. The Ukrainian P...
JD Vance Munich speech; Museum of the Bible scandal; historic interfaith peace accord
Jewish and Muslim leaders have signed an historic agreement which they hope will transform community relations in the UK. But does the Reconciliation...
Synod & Safeguarding; Religion & Gen Z; USAID
Former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell talks to Edward Stourton about the move to dismantle USAID after Vice President JD Vance ac...
Bishop of Liverpool resigns; Rowan Williams; Israel-Gaza latest
It has been yet another tumultuous week for the Church of England, which has seen another bishop resign and yet more pressure on the interim leader, A...
Trump & the Bishop; Kerouac's Buddhist years; Ceasefire latest
Emily Buchanan hears reaction from the US to the biggest religious news story of the week: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and her sermon addressed to Pres...
Gaza Ceasefire, Pope Francis' memoir, Franklin Graham
Ed Stourton and guests, from the Middle East and the UK, reflect on the start of the Gaza Ceasefire.
Pope Francis has brought out a memoir - "th...
Places of worship and LA wildfires; Nobody Wants This Jewish romcom and grooming gangs
This week France marked the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had a history of lampooning...
Jimmy Carter's faith; The Bible in Doric & 2025 for the C of E
The six days of public ceremony to mark the passing of former President Jimmy Carter are underway in the US. Emily Buchanan hears from David Coffey, f...
‘Coolcation’ pilgrimages; The Catholic author who inspired Wicked; Faith in Space
In this last ‘Sunday’ of the year, Emily Buchanan looks back at 2024 and forward to 2025.
2024 has been a record breaking year for one of the wo...