Religious or multi faith schools – David Quinn and Jane Donnelly. Pope Leo’s favourite movies – Peter Admirand. Essay: What should we call Christmas? – Emily Hourican. Vatican votes against women deacons – Gina Menzies. Unmaking the Virgin Mary – Chine McDonald. Report - 50 years of the Alice Leahy Trust.

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Colm Toibin on the making of the Virgin Mary. Frank McNally essay - Nativity play pandemonium. Maurice Cohen on Irish Jews' sense of identity and belonging. 15 Years of the Muslim Sisters of Éire - Soup kitchen report and Lorraine O'Connor and Aisha Ali interview. Colm Flynn on Pope Leo's first overseas trip.

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In the week that Pope Leo began his first overseas trip to Turkey, Mary MacAleese assesses his first 200 days. Report: Irish baha'is. Ruhi Jahanpour, survivor of religious persecution. Paul Vallely on his book Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story. Anne Gildea essay: The spirit of Advent meets the commercial countdown.

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Áine Lawlor's extended interview with Andrew Graystone, author of Bleeding for Jesus: John Smyth and the Cult of Irwerne Camps which will be published later this November.

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Church of England child abuse - Andrew Graystone. Parrott’s divine hat-trick – Ken Early. Report - Dublin’s new cathedral. St Laurence O’Toole - Philippa Byrne. Composing a mass - Michael Holohan. Singing in a sacred space – Ian Robertson essay.

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Imam Ibrahim Michael Noonan, founder of Galway Mosque. Dr. Barry Cannon - far-right extremism. Report: Sacred relics. Historian Nikki Carter - Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Michel-Yves Bolloré - does God exist? Essay: Prof Brendan Kelly

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An extended interview with Rev. Dr. Gary Mason from the second episode of 'Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor' first broadcast on 07th November 2025.

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Threats to global religious freedom - Michael Kelly. Religion & politics: peace/conflict? – Rev. Dr. Gary Mason. Religions in the NEIC - Richard Carson & Sophie Maneva. Remembrance reflection – Richard Downes. Chaplains report – Siofra Mulqueen

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On All Hallows’ Eve, Gen Z’s Catholic revival (Ellen Coyne, Sarah Ryan Purcell & PJ Cronin), Siofra Mulqueen report – Patron Saints. John Henry Newman’s ultimate accolade (Fr. Gary Chamberland). Modern paganism (Dr. Jenny Butler). Ghosts of Halloween past (Michael Harding).

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