A day of fasting and prayer for peace led by Pope John Paul II
Problems facing the Catholic Church and what it needs to do about them
Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus want their ashes scattered in the Ganges.
A journey with the chaplains who support travellers on Britain’s rail network.
A document nailed to the door of a church led to the birth of Protestantism
Women in Religion
A multifaith discussion about the role of women in religion
The Reverend Neil Brice leads the congregation of St Magnus Episcopal Church in Lerwick.
Pope John Paul II
Views from ordinary Catholics around the world on their new pope
Remembering the 1937 slaughter of Spanish civilians by fascist forces in Guernica
Ruth McDonald investigates the crisis in the Irish Catholic church.
The life, writings, and legacy of the Swiss theologian Karl Bart
Part Two
Interfaith dialogue in action in communities around the world
The new freedom to celebrate Christmas in East Europe following the fall of communism
Women bishops? Will the Church of England approve them and can it cope with the fallout?
Ali
The reluctant Ali ibn Abi Talib was the last of the Rashidun caliphs
Arabia and the Byzantine Empire
Extended influence of Islam across Arabia and tensions with the Byzantine Empire.
Part Three
Four very different directions taken in personal searches for truth
Why has a militant, violent strain of Buddhism emerged in Sri Lanka?