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20/11/2011

William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar.

On this Sunday's programme, Peace and Reconciliation is the theme for the Pope's visit to the West African country of Benin this weekend. But whilst Benin provides training for Catholic priests from all over West Africa it's also known as the heartland of Voodoo beliefs and rituals, an issue for the Church as many locals see nothing unusual in mixing both beliefs. Our Presenter William Crawley talks to David Willey who's following the Pope's progress and to to Dr. Richard Hoskins, an expert in traditional African beliefs.

As the Reverend Ian Paisley announces that he's to step down from his ministry in the free Presbyterian Church he helped establish 60 years ago, William Crawley examines the 85 year old former MP's legacy with the Independent's Northern Ireland Correspondent David McKittrick .

With World Aids Day almost upon us, Peter Van Dyk reports from the City of Perm in Russia's Ural Mountains on how Christian groups are helping to tackle a growing number of HIV cases.

At a site in Virginia where British colonists landed in 1607, Archaeological researchers believe they may have found the remains of the oldest Protestant Church in North America. Dr. William M Kelso explains to William the significance of this find.

And to mark the start of Inter-Faith week, our reporter Trevor Barnes profiles the first inter-faith group in the UK 'The Council of Christians and Jews' and finds it's still going strong 70 years on.

Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

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