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Focus on Faith

A look at the impact of religion around the world

World Service,420 episodes

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Church Heads Speak Out Over Bosnia
British church heads make a plea for an end of conflict in Bosnia
28 mins20 Jul 1995
The Pope Apologises to Women
The Pope pens open letter to women apologising for past discrimination
27 mins13 Jul 1995
Should Catholic Priests be Celibate?
Anglican priests' move to Catholicism causes issues over celibacy
28 mins06 Jul 1995
Tehri Dam Works Suspended
Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna wins government battle over Tehri dam
27 mins29 Jun 1995
The Exclusion of Jewish Women
No progress for Jewish women living in Britain
28 mins21 Jun 1995
Church of England Family Report Controversy
Should the Church of England welcome couples who live together before marriage?
28 mins15 Jun 1995
Preventing Islamophobia
Crown Prince Hassan on the importance of interfaith dialogue
28 mins08 Jun 1995
China's Human Rights Violations in Tibet
China accused of persistent human rights violations in Tibet
28 mins01 Jun 1995
The Pope, Politics and Poland
What are the politics of the Pope's visit to Poland?
28 mins25 May 1995
Why the Church Failed Rwanda
The Archbishop of Canterbury accuses the church of failing Rwanda
28 mins18 May 1995
Dr George Carey Visits Rwanda
Disturbing legacy of the Hebron massacre; How extremists are making a folk hero of a murderer; Free market economy comes under attack from Latin American bishops; Romany revival - born again gypsies saving souls for Christ.
27 mins11 May 1995
Religion and Conservation
The relationship of religion and conservation
28 mins04 May 1995
Good Friday in Jerusalem
Non-Orthodox churches commemorate the most holy time of year in Jerusalem
28 mins20 Apr 1995
Church Remorse Over 'Death Flights'
Catholic guilt over Argentina's 'Dirty War' of the 1970s
27 mins13 Apr 1995
Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Why Turkey still denies the Armenian genocide
27 mins11 Apr 1995
Churches Complicit in Rwandan Genocide
Why church leaders were complicit in the Rwandan genocide
28 mins06 Apr 1995
Vatican Condemns Abortion and Euthanasia
Vatican publishes Papal encyclical condemning abortion and euthanasia
27 mins30 Mar 1995
Cult Linked With Tokyo Subway Attack
Japanese Aum Shinrikyo sect under suspicion for Tokyo subway attack
28 mins23 Mar 1995
Church Mediation in South Mexico
Catholic Church fails to mediate between rebels and government in South Mexico
27 mins16 Mar 1995
Global Poverty and the Church
What is the church's role in eradicating global poverty?
27 mins09 Mar 1995
Blasphemy and Bloodshed in Pakistan
Sunni and Shia bloodshed in Pakistan over blasphemy case
28 mins02 Mar 1995
Allan Boesak Resigns from UN
Anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak resigns as UN ambassador over fraud claim
29 mins16 Feb 1995
Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala
Rebel and police forces to blame for Guatemala human rights abuses
28 mins09 Feb 1995
Ramadan Violence in Algeria
Islamic extremist violence threatens to rage through Ramadan
28 mins02 Feb 1995
Holocaust Anniversary Divides Jewish Community
Division mars 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
28 mins26 Jan 1995
Vatican Dismissal of Liberal Priest
Liberal French bishop dismissed after disagreement with Vatican
27 mins19 Jan 1995
The Pope Visits Asia
Contraception debate stirs up controversy on the Pope's tour of Asia
27 mins12 Jan 1995
Church Offensive Over Teenage Pregnancies
Church offensive on new Republican welfare proposals in the US
27 mins05 Jan 1995
Religion Behind the Berlin Wall
The secularisation of East Berlin under the communist regime
27 mins22 Dec 1994
Iran's 'Attack' on Women
Britain accuses Iran of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment to women
27 mins08 Dec 1994