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Sunday is a religious and ethical news programme on BBC Radio 4 regularly presented by Edward Stourton, William Crawley and Emily Buchanan.

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'Have religions forgotten the working class?’ Join us for this BBC Radio 4 recording of Beyond Belief in Bradford. Tickets are free but need to be booked in advance at: bradford2025.co.uk/event/bbc…
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Sunday is live from the Vatican with everything you need to know about the conclave . William Crawley is joined by Vatican journalists @ColleenDulle @EdwardPentin and Historian @Sisto_Sesto
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Listen to the the Sunday programme from the Vatican. William Crawley live in Rome with Catholic journalist and papal biographer Austen Ivereigh and Anna Rowland, Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Durham University
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This is sleety Salford as we get ready for @BBCR4Sunday . What is it like where you are? Has the weather scuppered your plans for a service this morning? Maybe your place of worship is helping keep people safe . Let us know
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Is your place of worship affected by snow or helping to protect communities in the bad weather ? Get in touch and we’ll mention you on @BBCR4Sunday
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This week on @BBCR4Sunday we meet the doctor whose medical evidence persuaded the Catholic Church that a man from Liverpool experienced a miracle when he visited Lourdes. Also on the programme, do you think the law should be changed to ban the marriage of first-cousins?
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1 Dec 2024
Listen back to me and @MarkMardell in a sparky conversation with @williamcrawley on @BBCR4Sunday discussing the place for religion within public debate like assisted dying. We're on from around 34 minutes here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025m…

Sunday - Religion & assisted dying debate; Helen-Ann Hartley on being 'frozen out' by other bishops...

A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.

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Chine McDonald@ChineMcDonald
1 Dec 2024
This morning I'll be on: @BBCR4Sunday talking assisted dying at 7.10am @BBCRadioLondon doing the news review at 7.30am @BBCYork @BBCSheffield @bbcleeds being interviewed by @SarahMajorRadio ahead of giving the Ebor lecture at @YorkStJohn this week - 8.35-9am 😅
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On this weekend's Sunday, Ed Stourton reports from Georgia on how faith is impacting the US Presidential Election. Here he is in the Atlanta Megachurch.
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Ed Stourton is live in Atlanta for a US election special. Georgia is a crucial battleground State - both religiously conservative and also home to Ebenezer Baptist Church (pictured), where Martin Luther King was the pastor.
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On @BBCR4Sunday this morning we hear all about the exciting discovery of a 2000-year-old tomb containing 12 ancient skeletons in Petra - the spectacular world heritage site in southern Jordan. Alice Morrison tells us all about their beliefs.
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This morning on @BBCR4Sunday Emily visits the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace to look at the renovations, four senior Church of England Bishops accuse Israel of acting above the law in the West Bank and we explore river baptism – have you had one, or would you like one?
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This morning, we explore the rise in Islamic conversions in the UK. Is the war in Gaza having an impact? Is trustworthiness an issue within the @churchofengland? Also, what has Islam got in common with #HEAVYMETAL music? @baceprotvoices making their debut at Glastonbury, tell us!
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This morning we ask, does it matter where a prime minister stands on faith? Joining us to discuss the issue are @campbellclaret , who famously once declared "We don't do God" and @DominicGrieve1 , former Conservative Attorney General
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This morning on @BBCR4Sunday the Muslim International Film Festival which launched on Thursday. Tell us about your favourite religious film.
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The former Archbishop of Canterbury says many hymns at modern weddings are ‘baby food’…We’ll debate whether he’s being fair. What do you think?…is there a hymn you really hate? Join us at 7am.
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This morning on @BBCR4Sunday - the mosque celebrating three decades of match-making. Tell us did faith play a part in how you met your partner?
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Tomorrow on @BBCR4Sunday - the mosque celebrating three decades of match-making. Tell us did faith play a part in how you met your partner?
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Today's Sunday programme on Radio 4 asks who you'd suggest to replace St George as England's patron saint. Suggestions (and reasons) please!
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