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The Pope writes to priests about sexual abuse

The Pope made a long-awaited statement about the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church

• 12 mins

America's Catholic Church In Crisis

Paedophile priests, cover-ups and payouts. Is the damage done to the Church beyond repair?

• 26 mins

Creationism in British schools

Controversy breaks out over teaching of Creationism in a British classroom

• 26 mins

America's Jewish community faces a dilemma

What should American Jews do about the escalating cycle of violence in Israel?

• 26 mins

Ritual killing of young boy in London

An investigation into a murder with links to traditional African ritual

• 26 mins

A black Pope?

As Pope John Paul II grows ever more frail, the Vatican looks for his successor

• 25 mins

Orthodox and Roman Catholic tension in Russia

Is the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia resorting to old Soviet style dirty tricks?

• 25 mins

Siege of the Church of Nativity, Bethlehem

Why was the church picked as a refuge by the Palestinian fighters?

• 25 mins

Right to die: Diane Pretty's story

The story of the terminally ill British woman who campaigned for the legal right to die

• 26 mins

James Tooley interview

The British professor argues that woman's place is really in the home

• 25 mins

Francis Fukuyama on life after 90

Life expectancy, health and advancements in medicine compared between the wealthy West and other poorer countries.

• 26 mins

Business ethics

Institute of Directors head Ruth Lee and campaigner George Monbiot discuss

• 25 mins

Islam and the US

Are relations between Islam and the United States warmer than many people think?

• 26 mins

Pio of Pietrelcina

The controversial monk Francesco Forgione and the latest Catholic saint

• 25 mins

A non-British Archbishop of Canterbury?

Dr Desmond Tutu says that the Anglican Church should consider a non-British candidate

• 26 mins

Religious hatred in Northern Ireland

How myths and stereotypes are hardened into corrosive mistrust in the troubled province

• 25 mins

Fertility treatment and the law

A white woman has given birth to black twins following a mistake in a fertility clinic

• 26 mins

Jehovah's Witnesses sex abuse scandal

A report on the latest religious group to come under attack for covering up abuse

• 26 mins

New Archbishop of Canterbury

A profile of Rowan Williams and the challenges he faces

• 26 mins

The morality of doping

As the Commonwealth Games continue in Britain, an exploration of the ethics of doping

• 26 mins

War on Iraq

A group of Christians condemn America for constantly moving the goalposts in the war on terror in Iraq.

• 25 mins

Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland

Many Poles are highly critical of their country's unquestioning devotion to the Pope

• 26 mins

Sharia in Nigeria

God's law in the hands of men: is Islamic law or Sharia being mishandled in Nigeria?

• 25 mins

Earth Summit

Why has there been so little progress since the Rio summit in 1992?

• 25 mins

September 11th: One year on

How has the event changed Muslims' perception of themselves and of the world?

• 25 mins

Non-violence in battling terror

Is there an alternative to violence in the war against terror?

• 25 mins

Are children gifts?

What are the moral implications of advances in reproductive technology?

• 25 mins

Inter-religious tension in Gujarat

The northern Indian state exploded into more violence this week

• 24 mins

Muslims in the Netherlands

A discussion about how Dutch Muslims fear interference in their religious life

• 26 mins

The religious right in the US

After evangelist Jerry Falwell brands Mohammed a terrorist, the Islamic world fights back

• 25 mins