Everyday Ethics

Pope Leo’s repeated calls for peace has put the focus on the Catholic Church's Just War Theory- something which went on to form the basis of international law.
But is that Theory withering today - both from the religious and political lexicons? Audrey speaks to Professor Tobias Winwright - considered the world's leading authority on Just War - he's currently in Maynooth university, and theologian Dr Elaine Storkey.
It's described as the world's biggest humanitarian disaster - 14 million people forced from their homes, and yet the situation in Sudan barely makes the news. As the current conflict enters its 4th year Audrey talks to Birke Herzbruch from Trócaire, who has recently returned from Sudan.
Professor Katharine HeyHoe is the Chief Scientist at Nature Conservancy. She will be in Belfast soon to give the annual McCosh Lecture at Queens University. Ahead of the visit she spoke to Audrey about Faith, climate change and why small actions matter.
The new Michael Jackson movie has been panned by critics with accusations that it whitewashes the singers past and makes no mention of the child molestation charges he faced. He's not the first artist to be accused of heinous crimes but how are we supposed to view their work- whether it's music, poetry, books, art or films? Audrey speaks to Dr Leon Litvack, from the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University and by BBC Music Presenter Steven Rainey.

President Trump doesn’t like Pope Leo, accusing him of being weak on crime and bad on foreign policy. The leader of the Catholic Church says he will keep speaking out for peace and the gospel.
In a week where Trump also released a picture of himself in a Christ like pose healing the sick, we ask why he continues to be popular with US Christians? Audrey talks to Mark Finlay – a Presbyterian from East Belfast who now works in Washington with US politicians and leaders- about the differences in faith, language and politics on the other side of the pond.
As the crew of Artemis II return safely to earth Audrey speaks to Rev Professor David Wilkinson from Durham University about why space travel has a profound spiritual affect on astronauts.
This weekend the 1926 Census Records for the Irish Free State are released. Dr Marie Colman from Queens University looks at the first post -partition evidence of population changes and movement across the border.
And what does a Theology of Climate Failure look like? Should we accept that we have failed already and start planning for a different future. Oxford Academic Bethany Sollereder thinks so.

On this Easter Sunday morning we ask if there more darkness than light in our lives? More hopelessness than hope? Where can the light and hope be found in a world that's full of pain, conflict, poverty and hate? Journalist Liz Kennedy, Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick from Ulster University and by Dr Naomi Green, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain join Audrey Carville to share their sources of hope.
Fr Carlos Ferrero, parish priest in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. He tells us how this Easter will differ from the last two years.
Later this morning, Pope Leo will deliver his first traditional Easter Urbi et Orbi address from the balcony in St Peter's Square in Rome. Much attention will be on it, particularly following his sermon on Palm Sunday when he spoke out strongly against those leaders who start wars. Journalist and long time observer of the Vatican, Austen Ivereigh, gives us his assessment of Pope Leo's comments.
And as the NASA Artemis 2 spaceflight heads towards the far side of the moon, we hear from space communicator Dr Niamh Shaw who was present at the launch, and space journalist Kate Arkless Grey, about why they think space exploration matters when there are so many challenges on the ground on Earth.

This week the British government announced its Aid priorities which include reducing the amount spent on aid by £6 billion by 2027. Along with the cuts to USAID by the Trump Administration what will be the impact on programmes around the world. Audrey talks to Rosamond Bennett from Christian Aid Ireland, Sean Farrell from Trocaire and Dominic McSorley from Concern about making the case for aid in turbulent times.
Author Freya India talks to Audrey about how the architecture of life has changed for young women and how many are struggling to cope in the online world.
At the start of Holy week we hear from Jim Deeds and Liz Hughes about this years Darkness to Dawn meditations and other Easter coverage.
And fly to the moon. Science Educator Niamh Shaw tells us why humans are returning to the moon for the first time in decades.

Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel went to Rome this week and gave a closed door lecture about the Antichrist, just a stone's throw from the Vatican. Audrey talks to CNN’s Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb about what happened and also his new book American Hope, what Pope Leo the 14th means for the church and the world.
The Living Wage is 25 years old but what role has it had in raising people out of poverty when the wealth inequality gap is bigger than it has ever been?
Audrey talks to two people who were there at the start - Bernie Harris who is orginially from Sligo but has worked as a nurse in east London for more than 40 years and Paul Regan is a retired methodist minister and Mary McManus the Living Wage co-ordinator for Northern Ireland.
Peterson Toscano is this years Artivist in Residence at the Imagine Festival. He talks to Audrey about his journey from Evangelical to Quaker and the bumps along the way after he spent years in Conversion therapy.
A newly composed suite of psalms based on the experiences of victims and first responders during the Troubles is to be launched by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland this week. Audrey talks to Rev Dr Karen Campbell who along with her husband David has composed the new works.