Pope's Middle East Prayers, Sikh Anniversary March, World Cup Faith
30 years after the military operation at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, we hear from the UK Sikh community. And as the World Cup kicks off, we uncover the role of the team chaplain.
Presidents Shimon Peres and Mahmud Abbas will pray for peace with Pope Francis on Sunday. Alan Johnston assesses its significance. Cardinal Archbishop, Vincent Nichols, talks about his own prayer meeting with the Israeli Ambassador to Britain and the Head of the Palestinian Mission in London on Friday.
Dr Stephen Davis, former Canon at Coventry Cathedral, in an exclusive interview talks to Edward about the difficulties of trying to negotiate their release.
Trevor Barnes reports on the 30th anniversary of the 'Sikh Genocide' in India and asks what it means to Sikhs in the UK today and why they want an independent inquiry into the involvement of the UK government.
As part of the D-Day 70th anniversary service at Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral, Joan Scott Allen tells Edward Stourton about the letters her 27 year-old father penned to his family just days before embarking on the D-Day landings.
Bruce Douglas reveals the Brazilian football team are training without a chaplain for the first time since 1986 and how the country's growing evangelical church is proving a good fit for its footballers.
Ahead of next week's Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Baroness Warsi tells Edward how religious leaders and faith communities can play a role.
As the bitter row continues over allegations of extremism in state schools, we debate where extremism comes from and how it should be tackled.
Contributors
Cardinal Archbishop, Vincent Nichols
Joan Scott Allen
Dr Stephen Davis
Rt Hon Baroness Warsi, Minister of State for Faith and Communities
Oliver McTernan, Director - Forward Thinking
Farouk Peru, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London
Producers
David Cook
Amanda Hancox.
Last on
More episodes
Broadcast
- Sun 8 Jun 2014 07:10成人快手 Radio 4
All the colours of the rainbow
Podcast
-
Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week