On tonight's programme: a report on Jewish tradition, the New Year of the Trees celebrated as part of World Interfaith Harmony Week. We review 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' and the French teenager who received death threats for comments on the Islamic religion.

On tonight's programme, if you were to lose your faith would you miss the rituals?

We take a look at Chinese New Year and China's approach to organised religion. And as the world marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we talk with author and historian Yanky Fachler about the imperative for the next generations to never forget the victims of the Holocaust.

We talk with the Very Reverend Father Bryan Shortall OFM Cap. He is a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Order & Parish Priest at St Francis of Assisi Church in Priorswood in Dublin. He's also the author of two books, Tired of All the Bad News and Sending Positive Vibes.

On the Leap of Faith this week, BBC broadcaster Adrian Chiles talks about his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. We also review the latest film from writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life, the story of an unsung hero Franz Jägerstätter now Blessed, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

On tonight's programme, what are the religious influences that contribute to the tensions in the Middle East and is there a role for faith in any possible solution? We talk about epiphanies and also the lesser heard stories about Nollaig na mBan.

On the Leap of Faith this week, we hear from a selection of guests who've spoken on a variety of topics over the past year. Email the programme [email protected]

A festive gathering of guests, including Father Bryan Shortall. author Christine Dwyer Hickey, UCD Chaplain Scott Evans, Dr Aileen Murtagh from St Patrick's Mental Health Services in Dublin, Gurusharan Singh Gogna, Nishita Sawant & Hannah Stern, with the sounds of the Continuum Choir, conducted by Blanaid Murphy, heralding this Christmas morning.

As we look forward to Christmas, we hear of some of the Christmas traditions in Mexico during Posada Navideña. Music composer Michael Holohan tells us of the Irish connections to the well-loved carol Angels we have heard on high, and Professor Cornelius Casey tells us about a conference on Religious Literacy coming in January.

On this evenings programme, what's behind the advent calendar doors and a review of the new film "The Two Popes".