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Former Pope Benedict XVI laicized nearly 400 priests in 2 years, the figure emerged from a UN hearing into child sex abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy. Our Presenter Edward Stourton talks to Paddy Agnew, Vatican Correspondent for the Irish Times.

How far is the violence in Central African Republic a 'religious' conflict ? Our World Affairs Correspondent Mike Wooldridge asks Reverend Nicolas Geurekoyame-Gbangou, Head of the Evangelical Alliance in CAR.

A growing 'conspiracy of silence' over the institution of marriage, that's the warning from a group of Conservative MP's. Trevor Barnes asks what provisions do Churches have for failing marriages.

Vincent Nichols, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, will become one of 19 new Cardinals next month. But what is a Cardinal really for? Edward speaks to Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor.

Father Nadim Nassar, an Anglican Priest from Syria, World Vision UK's CEO, Justin Byworth and Malik Al Abdeh, a British-Syrian Journalist tell us what they want to hear from the Geneva 2 Conference on Syria.

When the Girl Guides Association revised their Promise last year, they deleted the reference to God. But some Units are still refusing to accept it. They now face an ultimatum, to reconsider or face disbandment, as Bob Walker reports.

Are Fresh Expressions of Church the way forward? A new report says they're having a major impact on growth in the Church of England. Kevin Bocquet joins worshippers in a Messy Church and Edward discusses the issue with Bishop Graham Cray, Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions and Rev. Dr Alison Milbank, a Theologian and co-Author of 'For the Parish': A Critique of Fresh Expressions.

Producers: Jill Collins and Annabel Deas
Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.