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World Council of Churches Assembly

The Seventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches opens in Canberra

• 13 mins

The Limits of Christianity

Who has the authority to define the limits of Christianity?

• 13 mins

Southern Africa Coalition and Democracy

Maoris in New Zealand demand equal rights within the Church

• 14 mins

Muslims in Britain

Mike Wooldridge examines the hopes and aspirations of Muslim people living in Britain

• 28 mins

Religious Rebirth in Russia

New freedoms have opened up new possibilities of worship in Russia

• 27 mins

America's 'New Civil War'

Pro and anti-choice abortion campaigners take to the streets in America's "new civil war"

• 26 mins

Healing After a Catastrophe

Coping with the effects of catastrophe after the Bijlmermeer air crash in The Netherlands

• 28 mins

Faith and Hospice

The role of faith in hospice

• 27 mins

Shrine Attack in Iran

Thousands attend funeral of the 24 people killed by a bomb at Iran's holiest shiite shrine

• 27 mins

Islam as the New 'World Threat'

King Hussein of Jordan on the chances for peace in the Middle East

• 27 mins

Commerce in the Cloisters

Raising funds for the repair and restoration of Britain's cathedrals

• 27 mins

The Untouchables

A programme looking at the Indian caste system

• 28 mins

Catholic Church in East Timor

The Catholic Church as a catalyst for nationalistic feeling in East Timor

• 27 mins

Clergy in the Closet

Bishop scandal sparks debate over homosexuality and Christianity

• 27 mins

Archbishop Visits Sudan

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Southern Sudan

• 28 mins

Sentenced to Death for Apostasy

Calls on Iran to release Christian prisoner facing execution

• 27 mins

World Council of Churches Visits South Africa

South African government welcomes the World Council of Churches

• 28 mins

World Council of Churches Central Committee

Johannesburg meeting of World Council of Churches seeks new role for church

• 27 mins

Modern Technology and Religion

Prominent religious leader meet to discuss questions raised by modern technology

• 28 mins

Ecumenical Patriarch Condemns Balkan Violence

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew condemns violence in Bosnia

• 27 mins

Catholic Catechism Translation Uproar

Controversy over the new English translation of the Catholic catechism; foreign missionaries in China; reorganisation in the Church of England.

• 28 mins

Bishops Covert Over Female Priests

Threats of a mass exodus of Anglicans to Rome over women priests. Jewish women in Britain. Iran and a new purist Islamic culture.

• 27 mins

Church of Sweden's Female Priest Furor

The Church of Sweden is still divided over women priests after 34 years

• 27 mins

Questioning the Resurrection

Was Christ's resurrection a historical fact or a symbolic truth?

• 27 mins

Inequality for Women Priests

Discrimination and hostility facing newly-ordained female priests

• 27 mins

Saudi Arabia and Iran Fall Out Over The Hajj

Islan - the politics of the Hajj, why ancient Christians in Turkey are in decline; French wartime collaborator Paul Touvier in the dock. Presenter: unknown.

• 27 mins

The Pope Advises Italian Voters

The Pope urges Italian voters to pick party with sound religious and ethical base

• 28 mins

Church Targetted in Rwanda

Church leaders singled out for attack in Rwanda

• 28 mins

Evangelical Saves South Africa

Professor Washington Okumu saves South African from the brink of political disaster

• 27 mins

The End of Apartheid in South Africa

South African priests describe their reactions to the end of apartheid

• 27 mins