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CofE abuse report, music therapy, Bible museum

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, discussing the Church of England abuse report, the effects of music therapy, and Β£500m Bible museum.

A report out this week found 'systemic failures' by the Church of England to deal with abuse claims made against the former dean of Manchester, the late Robert Waddington. This week's presenter William Crawley looks at the wider implications for the Church.

The Catholic Archbishop of Ottawa joins us to reflect on the impact of this week's terror attacks on faith communities in Canada.

The Church of England's Bishop of Prisons responds to the latest report from the chief inspector of prisons highlighting a 69% rise in self-inflicted deaths.

Figures from the Israeli integration ministry show that, for the first time, France has become the biggest source of new migrants "making Aliyah" or going to live in Israel. The reason? What some describe as a "climate of anti-semitism". John Laurenson reports.

Around 800 churches have been added to English Heritage's 'At Risk' register for the first time. Bob Walker assesses what it could mean for them.

We hear about plans for a Β£500 million museum dedicated to the story of the Bible, based in Washington DC, which includes a walk-through replica of the town of Nazareth.

And to mark the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's 'Faith in the World' week, a music therapist explains the extraordinary effect that music had on one of her patients.

Producers:
Dan Tierney
Rosie Dawson

Series producer:
Amanda Hancox

Contributors:
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast
Bishop James Langstaff
Professor Gordon Campbell
Alana Lawrence
Julia Westhead.

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45 minutes

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  • Sun 26 Oct 2014 07:10

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