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The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast
The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.
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Steve Bannon, Jeffrey Epstein and their plot to topple Pope Francis
Newly released files from the US Department of Justice suggest that Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed...
Civil rights leader the Rev Jesse Jackson dies at 83
Professor Anthea Butler discusses the life and ministry of the Rev, Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who has died, aged 83.
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Bannon, Epstein and the plot against Pope Francis
Buried in the latest tranche of documents about the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein is an extraordinary exchange of emails. They involve Eps...
It's 40 years since the Philippine People's Revolution
It was a revolution where barely a shot was fired. Nuns armed with rosary beads helped lead millions of Filipinos in peaceful demonstrations that, 40...
Josh Borstein on the President Herzog visit
Australia has played host to Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week. Herzog addressed a gathering in Sydney this week that included the Prime Minist...
Jeremy Leibler on the President Herzog visit
Australia has played host to Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week. Herzog addressed a gathering in Sydney this week that included the Prime Minist...
Has the Israeli President's visit brought comfort or civil unrest?
Australia has played host to Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week. Herzog addressed a gathering in Sydney this week that included the Prime Minist...
Is the Islamic Republic of Iran on the brink of regime change?
The Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself, again, on the brink of conflict with the West, with the United States sending an armada to the region.
How to reconcile a fractious Anglican Church
The world’s 85 million Anglicans have a new spiritual leader, as Dame Sarah Mullally officially begins her term as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sh...
Iran regime might be on the brink of collapse
The Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself, again, on the brink of conflict with the West, with the United States sending an armada to the region.
An antidote to the age of arrogance?
Conservatism comes in many forms these days.
And many of the groups and actors who claim the word for themselves are a rogues gallery.
For...
AI, ethics, and human identity: the new religious frontier
As the Vatican seeks to harness social media to spread its message, others are warning that artificial intelligence poses a huge challenge to all reli...
The charismatic Catholic who helped shape the Republican Party
Long before Donald Trump up-ended traditional conservatism in the US, another charismatic figure was re-shaping the Republican Party.
Writer Wil...
Is "wokeness" the promotion of social justice or the performance of it?
Wokeness. It’s a word that’s gone from badge of pride to insult.
It’s an idea with religious roots, even though most of its champions would dis...
The untouchable Erdogan
Under President Erdogan, Turkiye has asserted itself as a regional leader.
The country recently hosted meetings with Arab states to try to solve...
The biggest religious story of 2025 — A Pope dies and a new Pope is elected.
Monday, April 21, 2025 -- news sites globally announce the death of Pope Francis at 88.
Even though his health has been fragile for months, the...
Jesus Wept – Seven Popes and the Battle for The Soul of the Catholic Church
If the first hundred days of a papacy can shake up the Catholic church, how much drama occurs over 80 years?
For journalist Philip Shenon, ther...
After the anti-Semitic Bondi massacre the challenges for reconciliation and cohesion
Rabbi Zalman Kastel is the founder of Together for Humanity, which works across all faiths and cultures to encourage religious harmony. He knew severa...
How can we help to bring an end to global slavery?
As Australians begin Christmas and summer breaks, around the world 50 million people will toil in modern slavery. That’s according to the Internationa...
Cronulla riots: a clash of cultures or a drunken brawl?
A famous Australian beach erupts in violence. A clash of cultures and religion or a drunken brawl?
Graeme Cole joins us from Cronulla Beach on...
Cronulla: A clash of cultures and religion or a drunken brawl?
As Australians begin Christmas and summer breaks, around the world 50 million people will toil in modern slavery.
Preview of some big events in the Christian world for 2026
Religion specialist Noel Debien with a preview of religious stories in 2026 - including the consistory in Rome in first week of January, plus the inst...
A major study points to a stressed Catholic clergy
Australia’s Catholic priests are deeply involved in their local communities and have a strong sense of purpose. But many are also lonely, at times ash...
Pope Leo visit to Turkiye and Lebanon wraps up with a message of peace and unity
Pope Leo is wrapping up his first overseas trip as pontiff.
He’s been in Turkiye and Lebanon and he’s used the trip to drive home a message abo...
How stressed are Catholic clergy right now?
Australia’s Catholic priests are deeply involved in their local communities and have a strong sense of purpose.
But many are also lonely, at ti...
The deep Chicago roots of Pope Leo
While Pope Leo uses his Middle East trip to tackle global conflicts, in the country of his birth, the Church is increasingly at odds with the Trump ad...
Is the new under 16 social media ban going to work?
Australia’s landmark ban on people under 16 using social media begins next month. It’s the first time any government in the world has used a ban to sh...
Fractures in the Indian Hindu community in New York
Indian Americans are one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the US.
But a fracture has opened in the community over the role of Hi...
Attacks on faith leaders at immigrant detention facilities in the US
One of the Trump administration’s most divisive policies is the mass raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE.
About 65,000...
Social media access to children: will the new laws work?
Australia’s landmark ban on people under 16 using social media begins next month.
It’s the first time any government in the world has used a ba...
President Trump takes aim at one of his favourite targets — Ivy League universities
For Donald Trump’s administration, there are a few more inviting targets than America’s universities.
Ivy League institutions, including Harvar...
When Pope Leo goes to Lebanon can he help the Christian community there stay safe?
Pope Leo flies east next week on his first overseas visit as pontiff. He goes first to Türkiye, a country where the Christian population has dwindled...
Pope Leo flies east to Türkiye and Lebanon: Can he help stabilise the fragile religious peace?
Pope Leo flies east next week on his first overseas visit as pontiff. He goes first to Türkiye, a country where the Christian population has dwindled...
Rabbis help Palestinians facing attacks from radical and armed Israeli settlers.
While the shaky ceasefire in Gaza dominates the news from Israel, according to the UN, radical Jewish settlers in the Palestinian West Bank have commi...
Armageddon and the Antichrist in Sillicon Valley: the world according to Peter Thiel
The second richest man in the world and tech bro extraordinaire, Peter Thiel, has lately been giving lectures on Armageddon and the Antichrist to rapt...
Which are the Pope's favourite movies?
Hollywood comes to the Vatican this weekend, as Pope Leo hosts a bevy of actors, actresses, directors, and producers, including Australian Cate Blanch...
Rabbis help with the Palestinian olive harvest in the West Bank
There has been an escalation of Israeli settler violence against Palestinian villagers, which include destruction of olive trees and armed incursions,...
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?
A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa. This group, known as JNIM, now controls sw...
Vladimir Putin and the Orthodox church
One of the geopolitical tactics Russia has used in its war with Ukraine has been to divide opinion among the world’s Orthodox Christians.
Vladi...
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?
A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa.
This group, known as JNIM, now cont...