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	Podcast:		Sunday
	Episode:		RE in Northern Ireland is unlawful; Pope and Cinema; Nation’s Favourite School Hymn
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:43:11
	Publish Date:		2025-11-23 08:50:00
	Description:		The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Northern Ireland's Christian-focused RE curriculum is unlawful. Since then, churches, politicians and schools there have been trying to make sense of the possible implications of that ruling, both for RE teaching and for the place of religion in schools more generally. Pope Leo has revealed his top four favourite films ahead of an event in the Vatican where he welcomed some Hollywood A-Listers: including Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen and Monica Bellucci. Alissa Wilkinson, film critic at the New York Times, explores the Pope's passion for cinema. The UK's favourite school assembly hymn will be revealed today, as the winner of a public poll is announced on Songs of Praise, as part of The Big School Assembly Singalong. We speak to Becky Silver, songwriter of contemporary songs for schools and a former teacher, about the role of hymns in schools. Presenter: William Crawley. Producers: Katy Davies and Bara'atu Ibrahim.
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