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The role of faith in hospice
Shrine Attack in Iran
Thousands attend funeral of the 24 people killed by a bomb at Iran's holiest shiite shrine
Islam as the New 'World Threat'
King Hussein of Jordan on the chances for peace in the Middle East
Commerce in the Cloisters
Raising funds for the repair and restoration of Britain's cathedrals
The Untouchables
A programme looking at the Indian caste system
Catholic Church in East Timor
The Catholic Church as a catalyst for nationalistic feeling in East Timor
Clergy in the Closet
Bishop scandal sparks debate over homosexuality and Christianity
Archbishop Visits Sudan
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Southern Sudan
Sentenced to Death for Apostasy
Calls on Iran to release Christian prisoner facing execution
World Council of Churches Visits South Africa
South African government welcomes the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches Central Committee
Johannesburg meeting of World Council of Churches seeks new role for church
Modern Technology and Religion
Prominent religious leader meet to discuss questions raised by modern technology
Ecumenical Patriarch Condemns Balkan Violence
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew condemns violence in Bosnia
Catholic Catechism Translation Uproar
Controversy over the new English translation of the Catholic catechism; foreign missionaries in China; reorganisation in the Church of England.
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.
Church of Sweden's Female Priest Furor
The Church of Sweden is still divided over women priests after 34 years
Questioning the Resurrection
Was Christ's resurrection a historical fact or a symbolic truth?
Inequality for Women Priests
Discrimination and hostility facing newly-ordained female priests
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.
The Pope Advises Italian Voters
The Pope urges Italian voters to pick party with sound religious and ethical base
Church Targetted in Rwanda
Church leaders singled out for attack in Rwanda
Evangelical Saves South Africa
Professor Washington Okumu saves South African from the brink of political disaster
The End of Apartheid in South Africa
South African priests describe their reactions to the end of apartheid
South Africa: Rebuilding a Nation
The challenges facing Nelson Mandela in post-apartheid South Africa
Rwanda: Life After Genocide
USA Anti-abortion campaigners; Israeli abducted babies; growth of Islamic fundamentalism in Africa; Rwandan genocide
Clinton's Sexual Harassment Case
Christian activists raise money to fight Bill Clinton sexual harassment case
Buddhist Protest in Vietnam
Persecuted Buddhist dissidents plan mass suicide
The Pope Outlaws Women Priests
The Pope declares the question of women's ordination is no longer open to debate
Keeping the Peace
Churches unite to work as peacemakers in situations of conflict
The Feminist Jihad
Islamic clerics call for jihad regarding feminist author Taslima Nasrin
The March for Jesus
Twelve million Christians go on a march for Jesus