‘Coolcation’ pilgrimages; The Catholic author who inspired Wicked; Faith in Space
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan.
In this last ‘Sunday’ of the year, Emily Buchanan looks back at 2024 and forward to 2025.
2024 has been a record breaking year for one of the world's busiest pilgrimage routes - the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The rising numbers of pilgrims, as well as the soaring summer temperatures, mean more people are considering ‘coolcation’ pilgrim trails in countries like Norway. Will they catch on?
‘Wicked’ has been one of the biggest movies of the year. Emily speaks to Gregory Maguire, the Catholic writer whose novel inspired the hit stage musical and new start-studded film. What was it like writing the backstory of the notoriously evil Wicked Witch of the West?
And astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore will be seeing in the New Year in space, having been stranded on the International Space Station since June. He won’t return until well into 2025, and worshippers at his Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas have been keeping a close watch on the situation.
Presenter: Emily Buchanan
Producers: Dan Tierney and Saba Zaman
Editor: Tim Pemberton.
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