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Religious leaders meet in Assisi

Pope John Paul met with Orthodox and Protestant leaders and also Muslims, Jews and Hindus

Assisi in Italy played host to a meeting with Pope John Paul and leaders of the Orthodox and Protestant Churches but also Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Shintoists.

Also on the programme: Israel consider reopening the most sensitive area of Jerusalem to non-Muslims, and the book that's been dubbed the Hindu faith's Satanic Verses. But does the hype match the reality?

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project